[ ZERO RECOGNITION. Dana, I only saw the first tag at first and went "oh... this is how dana is going to kill me" hahaha
The blank look stabs at him with surprising amount of force, that one second later feeling like an eternity as everything sort of closes in. That feeling of working up the courage to wave to a friend approaching you on the street, but they pass right by and don't see you at all. Mortification. He wants to run away.
The nickname keeps him rooted; warm hands on the tips of his fingers makes him look up, and he pulls away in surprise.
...
Reaches back over and pokes Chiaki on the cheek. ]
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The blank look stabs at him with surprising amount of force, that one second later feeling like an eternity as everything sort of closes in. That feeling of working up the courage to wave to a friend approaching you on the street, but they pass right by and don't see you at all. Mortification. He wants to run away.
The nickname keeps him rooted; warm hands on the tips of his fingers makes him look up, and he pulls away in surprise.
...
Reaches back over and pokes Chiaki on the cheek. ]
Do I feel real?