…It was always such a pleasant relief to see her express herself.[break][break]

Even if it was in slight amounts, he noticed that it tended to happen a bit more frequently compared to the first times they’d met; her smile ingrained within his mind not only as a consistent memory, though recurring within his present as a more than welcomed recurrence. His lips pursed upon hearing the words leave her lips so leisurely and jokingly.[break][break]

So lively, and happy, and…free.[break]
For a moment, he wondered how he’d managed to stumble upon this second chance.[break][break]

”No rush~! Take your time,” he chuckled, watching as she made her ascent. His head tilted faintly as he gazed upon her in departure— though only for a moment, lest he caught himself dwindling upon the sight before him.[break][break]

She always did look good in his clothes, however simple they may have been on her.[break][break]

He made his way towards the living room in order to gather the necessities— keys, phone, wallet, what have you. A small trip to the closet soon after seemed to be all that was needed before started her way back, and upon hearing her voice, he leaned over to glance in her direction.[break][break]

”Nah, I should be fine~!” he called out, giving her another smile as she walked along. ”Perks of modern fashion, and all. You sure you got everything, though?”

DAPHNE STONE [break]

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of course, she'll grab her bag with her wallet and her own set of keys. though she imagines that he'll wane to drive the two of them over down the road.. [break][break]

"hopefully the parking isn't too crowded.." she mutters, strapping the purse over her head to hang across her chest, against the top of her other shoulder. at worst, if the streets are too crowded, they could always go on a walk over. "ah.." she pauses as she reaches the steps of the stairs, a smile to her lips as she raises her head. [break][break]

her arms reach up to start tying her hair back up, though now into a messy ponytail, looped through to make a largeer, slightly heavier bun "perhaps we'll see xander there? i know that he might have gone out with his friends~.." [break][break]

it would be nice if he were there, actually. it'd be a pleasant surprise to see him having fun at the night market. though.. he was also having fun sleeping over at said friend's place, so maybe not, just so that he didn't have to deal with his father and his father's girlfriend while with friends. [break][break]

they can focus on their date, anyways~

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