[ it's not at all what tifa expected either, since she imagined she'd have had all her defenses up from the moment she stepped into his suite. yet, leave it up to the opportunity to pet a domesticated animal to lower down her guard, as the welcoming of pets from darkstar's willingness to enjoy not just one but two offering hands is enough to bring about a bit of fondness as tifa looks to the animal with a smile.
when rufus speaks up with the reminder of her original intentions in coming here, tifa's hand slows, a flushing warmth creeping up over her cheeks as she realizes her own distraction, imagining the oddity of it from his perspective. ]
Right, yeah. [ with a final nuzzling stroke to darkstar's head, tifa withdraws her hand, straightening up as she finally brings her attention back to rufus, feeling a bashfulness creep over her face as she tries to revert back to an intended focused confidence. ] She's free to go where she wants, so I don't really mind. But, yeah, um, lead the way.
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when rufus speaks up with the reminder of her original intentions in coming here, tifa's hand slows, a flushing warmth creeping up over her cheeks as she realizes her own distraction, imagining the oddity of it from his perspective. ]
Right, yeah. [ with a final nuzzling stroke to darkstar's head, tifa withdraws her hand, straightening up as she finally brings her attention back to rufus, feeling a bashfulness creep over her face as she tries to revert back to an intended focused confidence. ] She's free to go where she wants, so I don't really mind. But, yeah, um, lead the way.