[he sees her turn around, and only then does he straighten completely, lifting both hands that are clutching the envelope up to his chest]
Because I like you.
[the words come out with an exhale of breath, a confirmation of something he had danced around but never fully. . . said]
Or. . . maybe that's not a strong enough of a word for it. But I like you. So much that it hurts, but not in a bad way.
[ah--]
[he swallows thickly, and holds the envelope out to her]
I want. . . you to come home to Tokyo with me. I want to take you to Leblanc and have coffee together, even if you can't drink it. I want to show you around my home city, and introduce you to my friends and my family, and take you to the top of the Sky Tower so you can see what the whole city looks like illuminated at night. It's-- it's beautiful, you know? I want six weeks to be more than six weeks. So much more.
[. . .]
I want to take you to an amusement park, and go on a roller coaster together, and laugh at the stupid picture they take of us as we're dropping down the incline. I want to wear one of those stupid animal-ear headbands together and watch people roll their eyes at us when we're sappy on the subway ride home. I want all of that, and--
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Because I like you.
[the words come out with an exhale of breath, a confirmation of something he had danced around but never fully. . . said]
Or. . . maybe that's not a strong enough of a word for it. But I like you. So much that it hurts, but not in a bad way.
[ah--]
[he swallows thickly, and holds the envelope out to her]
I want. . . you to come home to Tokyo with me. I want to take you to Leblanc and have coffee together, even if you can't drink it. I want to show you around my home city, and introduce you to my friends and my family, and take you to the top of the Sky Tower so you can see what the whole city looks like illuminated at night. It's-- it's beautiful, you know? I want six weeks to be more than six weeks. So much more.
[. . .]
I want to take you to an amusement park, and go on a roller coaster together, and laugh at the stupid picture they take of us as we're dropping down the incline. I want to wear one of those stupid animal-ear headbands together and watch people roll their eyes at us when we're sappy on the subway ride home. I want all of that, and--