... So I have been told, though I don't think I am...
[There's been so many people who tell him not to be so down on himself? And doubtful. Like maybe he should listen to them. Maybe. But he just... doesn't see it as a problem, really, if it's true.]
I would've wanted to keep mine quiet, too, but well. I guess it isn't too long.
[He needs to give Elliot the scope of this disaster, after all. He'll understand then..!]
I first saw him working in the cafe, and, thinking he was quite cute, decided to frequent it. I found I liked the cozy atmosphere the more I went, the comfort of the cats, the coffee and dishes to my liking as well, but most of all I simply wanted to see Akira.
We talked a fair amount then. He seemed interested in my passion for investigating, and after a time he'd begun to receive anonymous tips and letters from clients I'd never meet, cases I'd solve and talk out with him when he wasn't busy. I found out later that he was the one setting all of them up; it's only in hindsight that I should've put more weight into that then I did when I learned initially. I just thought he liked giving me a challenge.
Maybe that was all it was. But who knows.
Anyway. Once Retrospec nabbed us both, it was easy to find reasons to talk with him outside of work. (... I say that, but it was still difficult to actually use those reasons...) I invited him out a few times at a mutual's challenge and at the beach beneath the stars, watching the waves glinting grey as his eyes Akira called me out on my crush on him.
[........ He'll let that sink in.]
He wasn't bothered by it, which I was thankful about, and I'm sure he tried to show the feelings were returned in his own way -- no, I know he did, I was just stupid and turning a blind eye to them just in case they were just teasing because I'm easy to tease when it comes to him, but... besides that... there were other circumstances I felt more important to think about than the current relationship we shared, that we both wished to proceed towards.
Though it's not something I can really talk about, just to do with shared memories. And then the phone call thing. After some horrendously obvious flirting at a gathering of our friends.
This ended up being longer than I intended. I'm sorry.
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[There's been so many people who tell him not to be so down on himself? And doubtful. Like maybe he should listen to them. Maybe. But he just... doesn't see it as a problem, really, if it's true.]
I would've wanted to keep mine quiet, too, but
well.
I guess it isn't too long.
[He needs to give Elliot the scope of this disaster, after all. He'll understand then..!]
I first saw him working in the cafe, and, thinking he was quite cute, decided to frequent it. I found I liked the cozy atmosphere the more I went, the comfort of the cats, the coffee and dishes to my liking as well, but most of all I simply wanted to see Akira.
We talked a fair amount then. He seemed interested in my passion for investigating, and after a time he'd begun to receive anonymous tips and letters from clients I'd never meet, cases I'd solve and talk out with him when he wasn't busy. I found out later that he was the one setting all of them up; it's only in hindsight that I should've put more weight into that then I did when I learned initially. I just thought he liked giving me a challenge.
Maybe that was all it was. But who knows.
Anyway. Once Retrospec nabbed us both, it was easy to find reasons to talk with him outside of work.
(... I say that, but it was still difficult to actually use those reasons...)
I invited him out a few times at a mutual's challenge and
at the beach
beneath the stars, watching the waves glinting grey as his eyes
Akira called me out on my crush on him.
[........ He'll let that sink in.]
He wasn't bothered by it, which I was thankful about, and I'm sure he tried to show the feelings were returned in his own way -- no, I know he did, I was just stupid and turning a blind eye to them just in case they were just teasing because I'm easy to tease when it comes to him, but... besides that... there were other circumstances I felt more important to think about than the current relationship we shared, that we both wished to proceed towards.
Though it's not something I can really talk about, just to do with shared memories. And then the phone call thing. After some horrendously obvious flirting at a gathering of our friends.
This ended up being longer than I intended. I'm sorry.