[He can feel that tension, feel the lead up to something and he doesn't really know what to expect. After that has been said- and not said- Kravitz would understand if it was an awkward close to the conversation.
But it's not that at all, and as Taako is frozen, he melts, red faced and heart shuddering in ways that continue to amaze him. His hands settle heavy on Taako's hips as he tries to ground himself, and he speaks in an embarrassing stutter that betrays the emotion thick in his throat.]
Oh. I- oh. Yes, I'd rather like-
[He can't finish the sentence, can't even pretend to just casually play this off. Kravitz gives up his attempt and makes a noise like someone has punched him in the gut. Only it wasn't his gut, it was, like, his hand, and it wasn't a punch, it was just that someone held it, and it didn't hurt at all, he actually really liked it, and a punch in the gut is just not an apt metaphor at all.
He's really, really happy, and it's plain on his face.]
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But it's not that at all, and as Taako is frozen, he melts, red faced and heart shuddering in ways that continue to amaze him. His hands settle heavy on Taako's hips as he tries to ground himself, and he speaks in an embarrassing stutter that betrays the emotion thick in his throat.]
Oh. I- oh. Yes, I'd rather like-
[He can't finish the sentence, can't even pretend to just casually play this off. Kravitz gives up his attempt and makes a noise like someone has punched him in the gut. Only it wasn't his gut, it was, like, his hand, and it wasn't a punch, it was just that someone held it, and it didn't hurt at all, he actually really liked it, and a punch in the gut is just not an apt metaphor at all.
He's really, really happy, and it's plain on his face.]