[Neji's careful attention to her--to their situation in general--is strangely... touching? Sometimes she feels at odds with Neji on some base level, like somehow it's just in her shinki's very nature to be contrary somehow to her when it matters least. But then there are moments like this, where he does seem to care, when he seems attentive and like he actually likes her and doesn't despise the ground she walks on.
So she gazes at him a moment in a sort of quiet wonder; was this what other, normal shinki/god partnerships were like? But then he's moving away to leave her standing on her own and she panics a little. It doesn't show on her face beyond a widening of the eyes and an attempt to grasp at the retreating hands. The water beneath he already begins to give as he moves back, and though Yuri closes her eyes tightly and tries to concentrate on the water being solid, but-
Nope, down she goes. Being semi-prepared for it helps a little, but she's still choking a little when she resurfaces, wiping at her eyes and coughing violently to clear the water from her lungs.
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So she gazes at him a moment in a sort of quiet wonder; was this what other, normal shinki/god partnerships were like? But then he's moving away to leave her standing on her own and she panics a little. It doesn't show on her face beyond a widening of the eyes and an attempt to grasp at the retreating hands. The water beneath he already begins to give as he moves back, and though Yuri closes her eyes tightly and tries to concentrate on the water being solid, but-
Nope, down she goes. Being semi-prepared for it helps a little, but she's still choking a little when she resurfaces, wiping at her eyes and coughing violently to clear the water from her lungs.
Good job, go team. An attempt was made?]