final week, mid-escape sequence because damn it mithos

[higanbana]

[The minute Mithos skulks off down the trap door, Ris is quick to go after him.

It's been an awkward and painful week, but if she has herself at least kind of pulled together, there is no point at all in pretending he's not her top priority, among everyone here. She's glad to see him finally agree to move forward and quit pulling a Minato, but...

Once she's followed him down the trap door, she reaches out to grasp at a sleeve, or his wrist, or whatever she can reach before he manages to slip too far away.]

Mithos.

[It's pretty clear from her tone of voice that she's not taking no for an answer, here. Talk to her.]

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[eternaldivide]

No I...

[ He stops speaking and decides to just... close the space between them again. So he walks over to her and stops when he's right next to her. It'd be awkward to try to hug when she's not completely turned so when he stops he reaches for her hand instead. ]

I... I do. Feel ... the same way.

[ A small realization when Charlotte brought them up at the trial, though like Ris tucked them away since he didn't know what to do about it. Then there was remembering all those years of loneliness and betrayal and ... having something to hold on too ...

The feelings are still there. And now knowing Ris feels the same way he couldn't let her walk away without letting her know that the feeling is mutual. ]

[higanbana]

[When he catches her hand, she turns toward him fully, her uncovered eye a little wide and her face deeply flushed.

She... wasn't actually expecting to be accepted, and it shows.]

Mithos...

[Sorry, give her a minute for her thoughts to catch up with her. Or don't. Your choice, really.]

[eternaldivide]

[ He gives her a minute, if only because he finds himself awkwardly standing there quietly for a moment.

But after a minute, now that Ris is standing fully towards him, he closes whatever gap that might be between them and lifts his hand to brush her bangs away.

And gives her a quick kiss on the forehead.

He may have been able to say it, but ... actions do speak more volumes, right? So if Ris gave him one it ... felt right to return the feelings in the same matter. ]

[higanbana]

[Ris looks absolutely stunned for a moment, eye wide, but once Mithos pulls away...

She may actually look the happiest she's ever looked right now, despite everything. There's certainly more life to her eye than there's been in a long, long time. It's practically sparkling.

All she can do is make a happy little noise at the back of her throat before throwing her arms around Mithos' waist. They can let their actions speak for them right now, it's fine. They both seem to understand, after all.]