( it's a soothing couple of pats, and unexpectedly, izou relaxes into them. lets the tension caused by his own embarrassment gradually melt out of his shoulders when the situation would typically prompt him to push someone away.
izou doesn't need a companion to quell his fears. doesn't think he needs that at all, but something about march's companionship, no matter how overwhelming, was starting to click into place.
he doesn't expect these little moments to last, given how often people come and go with him and for what'll surely be his fault when the time comes, but right now... maybe he can just pretend he deserves her company in silence, bit by bit.
still, the sound of heels clacking on tile and of guards chatting to each other is invigorating, to say the least. finally, they've discovered where the real action is. )
'Bout time.
( there's the soft clink of him pushing up his blade with a thumb, and assuming march doesn't make any abrupt or first moves of her own, izou is like to charge in guns blazing, so to speak. there isn't as much of a need for his usual stealth tactics as long as he has a partner. )
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izou doesn't need a companion to quell his fears. doesn't think he needs that at all, but something about march's companionship, no matter how overwhelming, was starting to click into place.
he doesn't expect these little moments to last, given how often people come and go with him and for what'll surely be his fault when the time comes, but right now... maybe he can just pretend he deserves her company in silence, bit by bit.
still, the sound of heels clacking on tile and of guards chatting to each other is invigorating, to say the least. finally, they've discovered where the real action is. )
'Bout time.
( there's the soft clink of him pushing up his blade with a thumb, and assuming march doesn't make any abrupt or first moves of her own, izou is like to charge in guns blazing, so to speak. there isn't as much of a need for his usual stealth tactics as long as he has a partner. )