[She smiled up at him--one of her bright, warm, true smiles--and nodded her head, and...]
[...and realized that, in that moment, very little changed. She knew how she felt about him and could now say, with all certainty, that he felt the same way...but she wasn't quite as surprised or taken aback as she thought she would be. Because, in some ways, a part of her had already known.]
[The way he'd looked at her back at Hazakura Temple. The way he'd looked at her again, later, when visiting her at the Detention Center. The way he looked at her yet again when they met up again in Cerealia. And again, each and every time since. The look had never changed. Just...evolved over time, as more and more of the truth came out.]
[He was looking at her that same way now, and for once in her life, Iris didn't even blush. She was too happy to. Too content.]
We can walk around for a little while and see more of the festival. Together.
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[...and realized that, in that moment, very little changed. She knew how she felt about him and could now say, with all certainty, that he felt the same way...but she wasn't quite as surprised or taken aback as she thought she would be. Because, in some ways, a part of her had already known.]
[The way he'd looked at her back at Hazakura Temple. The way he'd looked at her again, later, when visiting her at the Detention Center. The way he looked at her yet again when they met up again in Cerealia. And again, each and every time since. The look had never changed. Just...evolved over time, as more and more of the truth came out.]
[He was looking at her that same way now, and for once in her life, Iris didn't even blush. She was too happy to. Too content.]
We can walk around for a little while and see more of the festival. Together.