[ They were apart for awhile, and parted with so much left unsaid and hanging in the air, besides...
But now, as Minato settles against her and they kiss again, and again, and again— ]
You're so cute, Minato. I'm going to like kissing you so much...
[ She can't help it. She wants to spoil him, to say all of the things she hesitated to before. Plus, he fits so nicely in her lap, and the way he's kissing her is so sweet... Just like she thought he would. ]
[She's right about that. When he's curled up against her like this, with her lips warm against his... it's so easy to get lost in it, and completely forget the February cold.
He huffs out a light laugh at that, lips curved into a smile. Around Juniper... it feels like he just can't stop smiling.]
You keep me warm. You've always kept me warm.
[Even before this. But now that they're at this point...
He reaches up with a hand to gently cup her cheek, leaning in for another kiss.]
... And you know, you're a really amazing kisser yourself.
Juniper can't help but chase his lips after that next kiss, always eager for more, for another chance to feel his soft lips on hers, but she stops herself to give a sweet little laugh at his compliment.
She could say that she's had plenty of practice this whole while, thanks to adventuring with Childe, but... ]
So are you, ehe... [ She leans in, but this time to kiss him on the tip of his nose. ] You're going to get so tired of kissing me, and I only just got here!
[ Almost reflexively so, she leans into his touch when he cards his fingers through her hair. Her rabbit ears give a little twitch atop her head, too, giggling as Minato seems to stumble to find the right words. She's not quite sure, either. No word really feels like it's enough to describe how light and fluffy and warm she feels at the blossoming of a new romance...
Though, she has an idea what might be even more fun! ]
[.... this is another Childe's Narwhal situation, isn't it?
Minato is immediately staring at her when she asks that, of course, because--well. He's a teenage boy. His mind goes to a few places, and one of them is the gutter.
And he breathes out a hasty sigh of relief when she specifies. That's. Not that he's not interested in every other option, it's just... it's just... well. He wants it to be special... even if that's cheesy.]
Oh--your ears. Right.
[... well. If he's honest with himself:]
Actually... I really would like to. If you don't mind. [THEY LOOK SOFT.]
[ She would say sorry for sparking another Childe's Narwhal situation, but... She's not that sorry! Even if it was accidentally so, she can't help but feel a little victorious for causing Minato to visibly short-circuit the way he did. It's cute... He's very cute.
And for her part... she wants it to be special, too. They've just set out on this new thing together, and... though she and Childe rushed into everything in their headstrong, fiery manner, she wants things to be different with Minato, too. He deserves nothing less than to be treated with the care and gentleness that he gives to everyone.
In any case, with another sweet laugh, she dips her head just a touch to make her ears a little easier for him to reach. ]
He's... going to be thinking about that for the rest of the evening, but it's fine. Like. He has eyes, you know? He's not blind to how gorgeous Juniper is, inside and out.
... ... ...
Focus, Minato.
Her ears do look soft, and it's a good distraction, at least; he carefully and gently reaches out to run his fingers along them, touch light and soft.
And, curiously:]
... What does it feel like when someone touches them like this?
[ Juniper, on the other hand, finds it difficult to focus on much of anything at all at any given moment, but it's especially difficult when Minato's fingers graze across the ridges of her ears, feather light. Her ears twitch beneath his touch, and her voice bubbles up in an approving hum. ]
Hehe... It tickles a little bit, but... It feels really nice.
[ She looks up at him, her gaze full of him given how close he is, and all of the fondness that she holds for him. ]
Especially since this is happening at the shrine. But! Well... Minato can't help the way that he slowly gets a bit bolder, allowing more of his hand to brush along the fur of her ears, still gentle but a lot more exploratory.]
It feels... really nice.
[He is not realizing how this all sounds. Or how close his face is to hers right now, engrossed as he is.]
[ It's Juniper we're talking about, here, so she sure doesn't realize how this all sounds, either. Something something Childe's Narwhal...
What she does realize is how close Minato is, and how nice his hands continue to feel in her hair, along the fur of her ears. Almost reflexively so, her arms tighten around his waist before she leans in to nuzzle at his hair. ]
[In front of kami and everyone!! On the bench where Minato's dead friend used to sit!!
(Akinari would be happy for him, let's be real.)
Regardless... she nuzzles at his hair and Minato huffs out a faintly amused laugh at the sensation. And then he reaches up with both hands to scritch at her hair at the base of her hair. Gentle head scritches!!]
... Are you okay with that? [He sounds sincerely curious, not necessarily bothered. It's just... "soft and gentle" is very far from how he'd think to describe Childe.]
[ Akinari, such a good friend even in his afterlife, by providing them with this bench...
Her lips curl sweetly at the gentle head scritches, and she can't help but giggle at his question. ]
Of course I am!
[ She doesn't know why he would think otherwise! Childe has been a big softie and incredibly gentle, at least behind the scenes... But even if he weren't, Juniper's heart is big enough to accommodate all sorts of affection! Though now she's curious, too. ]
What about you? Are you okay with soft and gentle...?
[ ...help. Now she's realizing that she's not sure what they're talking about anymore. Did she forget what they were talking about? ]
Oh no. Her blush is... really, really cute and pretty on her. It really compliments her eyes and features...
... of course, her words also set his heart fluttering. They really got themselves into a mess, huh? Because now... now he's really thinking about it. About--many things.]
I see... sorry. I feel like I put you on the spot.
[He smiles at that, fingers still buried in her hair, though he shifts them to stroke her hair gently as she rests her head against him.]
... Yeah, we do.
But, you know... [He smiles, comfortably and peacefully.] ... I feel really optimistic that we can make up that time pretty easily. But be sure to let me know if you're not satisfied, okay?
I wanna keep at it until you are.
[Minato is at fault this time for this situation....... he doesn't Realize.]
[ Oh, no... She's getting confused again...! She nuzzles at his shoulder in her confusion, humming thoughtfully all the while. She's not sure if it's the fact that they're both a little bundled up or that they're so close, or both of those and something else entirely, but she feels so, so warm... ]
M-Mimi...
[ She breathes in deep, drawing in his scent. ]
Hahah, we should take a walk. We're never going to leave this bench if we don't...
[ They're just going to keep kissing and touching and accidentally saying kind of naughty things otherwise!! ]
... No, okay, Minato is aware that that could be a very bad thing. He doesn't mind if people from school see him canoodling with the cutest girl in the world on this bench, but it might be bad if they keep it up with the accidental innuendo.]
Ah... right.
[He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly, and then pulls back a little.]
It's... a little tough, but there's more we should see and do, right?
[ It really wouldn't be, but like Minato, she's of the mind that... if they're going to fool around even a little bit, she wants it to be more intimate and private and special! He deserves nothing less.
And to that end, seeing him rub the back of his neck does bring something to mind, although whether or not her faulty memory will retain it remains to be seen. ]
It being challenging just means the reward will be that much sweeter at the end of our adventure!
[ They should have lots of fun, so that they can fully wind down (or up?) together later! ]
[Juniper is so smart and clever in her own special Juni way, honestly. Minato has no idea what's coming for him later.
As it should be.
For now, he smiles a little, leaning up to press his lips quickly to her cheek before he finally gets off of her lap properly and stands, offering her his hand.]
What are you feeling? There's ramen, sushi, burgers... lots of stuff near here.
[ If not for the fact that they had just been cuddling up so nicely with one another, Juniper might have suggested ramen to keep warm. But as it is, she's newly powered-up from the little peck on the cheek he'd given her as she rises up to her feet and takes his hand immediately, that she thinks she's plenty warm enough on her own without hot soup!
So: ] Burgers! Fresh off of a big adventure where we had to eat a lot of rations? I'm in the mood for something unhealthy!
[ she is a jock, and he knows how to play her like a fiddle! At the slightest insinuation of a ✨challenge✨, Juni perks up, the grasp of her hand tightening on his. ]
That's no problem for me! I got so much energy from kissing you, after all! In fact, I could carry you down these steps!!
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But now, as Minato settles against her and they kiss again, and again, and again— ]
You're so cute, Minato. I'm going to like kissing you so much...
[ She can't help it. She wants to spoil him, to say all of the things she hesitated to before. Plus, he fits so nicely in her lap, and the way he's kissing her is so sweet... Just like she thought he would. ]
Eheh, it doesn't feel so chilly out now, does it?
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He huffs out a light laugh at that, lips curved into a smile. Around Juniper... it feels like he just can't stop smiling.]
You keep me warm. You've always kept me warm.
[Even before this. But now that they're at this point...
He reaches up with a hand to gently cup her cheek, leaning in for another kiss.]
... And you know, you're a really amazing kisser yourself.
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Juniper can't help but chase his lips after that next kiss, always eager for more, for another chance to feel his soft lips on hers, but she stops herself to give a sweet little laugh at his compliment.
She could say that she's had plenty of practice this whole while, thanks to adventuring with Childe, but... ]
So are you, ehe... [ She leans in, but this time to kiss him on the tip of his nose. ] You're going to get so tired of kissing me, and I only just got here!
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Minato huffs out a faintly amused laugh at that in response, reaching up to thread his fingers through her hair affectionately.]
I don't think that's possible, to be honest... it's really fun.
[He wrinkles his nose for a moment.]
"Fun" doesn't feel like a strong enough word... it's a lot more than that.
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Though, she has an idea what might be even more fun! ]
Do you want to touch them?
[ ... ... ...
WAIT. ]
M-My ears, I mean!
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Minato is immediately staring at her when she asks that, of course, because--well. He's a teenage boy. His mind goes to a few places, and one of them is the gutter.
And he breathes out a hasty sigh of relief when she specifies. That's. Not that he's not interested in every other option, it's just... it's just... well. He wants it to be special... even if that's cheesy.]
Oh--your ears. Right.
[... well. If he's honest with himself:]
Actually... I really would like to. If you don't mind. [THEY LOOK SOFT.]
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[ She would say sorry for sparking another Childe's Narwhal situation, but... She's not that sorry! Even if it was accidentally so, she can't help but feel a little victorious for causing Minato to visibly short-circuit the way he did. It's cute... He's very cute.
And for her part... she wants it to be special, too. They've just set out on this new thing together, and... though she and Childe rushed into everything in their headstrong, fiery manner, she wants things to be different with Minato, too. He deserves nothing less than to be treated with the care and gentleness that he gives to everyone.
In any case, with another sweet laugh, she dips her head just a touch to make her ears a little easier for him to reach. ]
Go right ahead, Mimi!
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He's... going to be thinking about that for the rest of the evening, but it's fine. Like. He has eyes, you know? He's not blind to how gorgeous Juniper is, inside and out.
... ... ...
Focus, Minato.
Her ears do look soft, and it's a good distraction, at least; he carefully and gently reaches out to run his fingers along them, touch light and soft.
And, curiously:]
... What does it feel like when someone touches them like this?
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Hehe... It tickles a little bit, but... It feels really nice.
[ She looks up at him, her gaze full of him given how close he is, and all of the fondness that she holds for him. ]
How does it feel like for you?
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Especially since this is happening at the shrine. But! Well... Minato can't help the way that he slowly gets a bit bolder, allowing more of his hand to brush along the fur of her ears, still gentle but a lot more exploratory.]
It feels... really nice.
[He is not realizing how this all sounds. Or how close his face is to hers right now, engrossed as he is.]
You're so soft, you know that?
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What she does realize is how close Minato is, and how nice his hands continue to feel in her hair, along the fur of her ears. Almost reflexively so, her arms tighten around his waist before she leans in to nuzzle at his hair. ]
You, too, Mimi... You're so soft and gentle...
[ In front of the kami and everyone!! ]
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(Akinari would be happy for him, let's be real.)
Regardless... she nuzzles at his hair and Minato huffs out a faintly amused laugh at the sensation. And then he reaches up with both hands to scritch at her hair at the base of her hair. Gentle head scritches!!]
... Are you okay with that? [He sounds sincerely curious, not necessarily bothered. It's just... "soft and gentle" is very far from how he'd think to describe Childe.]
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Her lips curl sweetly at the gentle head scritches, and she can't help but giggle at his question. ]
Of course I am!
[ She doesn't know why he would think otherwise! Childe has been a big softie and incredibly gentle, at least behind the scenes... But even if he weren't, Juniper's heart is big enough to accommodate all sorts of affection! Though now she's curious, too. ]
What about you? Are you okay with soft and gentle...?
[ ...help. Now she's realizing that she's not sure what they're talking about anymore. Did she forget what they were talking about? ]
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And then... slowly... it sinks in.]
... Ah. Uh.
[...]
What exactly are we talking about again? Personality traits, right?
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U-Um... You touching my ears felt so nice that I forgot.
[ ...She starts to turn red. ]
Of course I like you being soft and gentle, personality-wise! But you were also soft and gentle with my ears and I like that, too!
[ When faced with uncertainties, Juniper does as she always has: forging on blindly and simply speaking what she feels. ]
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Oh no. Her blush is... really, really cute and pretty on her. It really compliments her eyes and features...
... of course, her words also set his heart fluttering. They really got themselves into a mess, huh? Because now... now he's really thinking about it. About--many things.]
I see... sorry. I feel like I put you on the spot.
But... your answer made me really happy, too.
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No! I'm glad that you asked, Mimi... and that my answer made you happy.
[ Huffing a soft laugh, she leans in and rests her head against his shoulder. ]
It really is so nice... to be close to you like this again. I missed you a lot! We have a lot of time to make up for, don't we?
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... Yeah, we do.
But, you know... [He smiles, comfortably and peacefully.] ... I feel really optimistic that we can make up that time pretty easily. But be sure to let me know if you're not satisfied, okay?
I wanna keep at it until you are.
[Minato is at fault this time for this situation....... he doesn't Realize.]
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M-Mimi...
[ She breathes in deep, drawing in his scent. ]
Hahah, we should take a walk. We're never going to leave this bench if we don't...
[ They're just going to keep kissing and touching and accidentally saying kind of naughty things otherwise!! ]
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... No, okay, Minato is aware that that could be a very bad thing. He doesn't mind if people from school see him canoodling with the cutest girl in the world on this bench, but it might be bad if they keep it up with the accidental innuendo.]
Ah... right.
[He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly, and then pulls back a little.]
It's... a little tough, but there's more we should see and do, right?
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And to that end, seeing him rub the back of his neck does bring something to mind, although whether or not her faulty memory will retain it remains to be seen. ]
It being challenging just means the reward will be that much sweeter at the end of our adventure!
[ They should have lots of fun, so that they can fully wind down (or up?) together later! ]
I'm starting to get a little hungry, actually...
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As it should be.
For now, he smiles a little, leaning up to press his lips quickly to her cheek before he finally gets off of her lap properly and stands, offering her his hand.]
What are you feeling? There's ramen, sushi, burgers... lots of stuff near here.
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So: ] Burgers! Fresh off of a big adventure where we had to eat a lot of rations? I'm in the mood for something unhealthy!
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Burgers it is. The Wild Duck Burger is at the strip mall, right down the road from here.
[A little teasingly (because he knows she's a jock, so this is no problem for her):]
We do have to go alllll the way down the shrine stairs again, though.
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That's no problem for me! I got so much energy from kissing you, after all! In fact, I could carry you down these steps!!
[ staring very intently at him. ]
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