[ anna remains laying on the ground, forehead down. her back hurts. it's a strain to flex like this. she sits up slowly, a quiet, almost guarded look on her face as she tries to find the words, her cheeks warming as she pulls her knees to her chest to rest her chin on them.

sincerely. the guard slips and she smiles softly, wistfully. like she knows it's not meant for her to have. ]

Will-kun's a kind, brave person. He might always be thinking of someone else before himself... but that's because of his past. He's reaching out to others because someone reached out to him. [ a sigh. he's stupid. ] I like that a lot. Even if it's been less than a week, even if there's other people I should see if I click with that way too, I...

[ ... softer, quieter: ]

... Keep wanting to hear him say my name.

[ yana-chan, yana-chan. she'd told him to call her that, and he's the only one that does, but even if someone else did she doesn't think it'd make her smile a second quicker.

she's burying her face into her arms. ]

Which is such! A problem, Ritsuka-chan! I can't say how it's a problem, but it is! I didn't think I might like someone this fast! I mean, sure, I fell in love with So-- with someone else pretty fast, but that's like, kid stuff! But when we were alone, I just wanted to keep the timer going!

[ even after they'd talked. even when they should've just left. she asked, she wanted to spend more time, he complied. it's horrendous. it's setting herself up for failure, again. ]

I really like him. The more we talk, the more I do. I'm just waiting for that bubble to burst now.