[Akira covers his face with his free hand, because this guy is seriously a cat...
It takes a moment for the staff member to notice him calling - whether that's from the distance or Akira being purposely ignored as a low-rank, that's harder to say - but eventually he's answered. The gardener is pleasant enough as he smiles and explains that no, the boy is fine, he's "simply blessed enough to have fallen into the rose thorn slumber! One kiss will do the trick whenever you feel like waking him up," and heads to the other side again to get back to work.
Or at least, Akira thinks he heads back and gets to work. He wasn't really paying attention to anything but the heat on his neck and his newfound knowledge.
It shouldn't be a big deal. It isn't. Akira's had to do a lot more to get by here, so a kiss should barely be a blip on the radar.
...So why does he hesitate, face hovering for just a moment?
He can't do that. Leo needs him, the gardener didn't say if he'd be stuck like this if he wasn't kissed. Akira doesn't want to risk that, so he shuts his eyes and leans down and-
It's always softer than he thinks it'll be. Kissing someone.]
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It takes a moment for the staff member to notice him calling - whether that's from the distance or Akira being purposely ignored as a low-rank, that's harder to say - but eventually he's answered. The gardener is pleasant enough as he smiles and explains that no, the boy is fine, he's "simply blessed enough to have fallen into the rose thorn slumber! One kiss will do the trick whenever you feel like waking him up," and heads to the other side again to get back to work.
Or at least, Akira thinks he heads back and gets to work. He wasn't really paying attention to anything but the heat on his neck and his newfound knowledge.
It shouldn't be a big deal. It isn't. Akira's had to do a lot more to get by here, so a kiss should barely be a blip on the radar.
...So why does he hesitate, face hovering for just a moment?
He can't do that. Leo needs him, the gardener didn't say if he'd be stuck like this if he wasn't kissed. Akira doesn't want to risk that, so he shuts his eyes and leans down and-
It's always softer than he thinks it'll be. Kissing someone.]