[The eye contact lasts for a fleeting heartbeat before Asa turns away. Sanji leans forward as if to chase her.
She's right. He has no idea, but he can say this much: The sudden shift in her behavior doesn't align with how she's been acting all week. All he understands is that she came for the wish, only to burn the closest bridge she's made, and now she's suffering while trying to distance herself some more. If this is what went down, it's no wonder Anna reacted the way she did at the ceremony. "It was nice while it lasted"? Who can accept that? And where has he seen that before?
He stares at her back. She looks so small—so fragile yet purposive—curled up like that.]
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She's right. He has no idea, but he can say this much: The sudden shift in her behavior doesn't align with how she's been acting all week. All he understands is that she came for the wish, only to burn the closest bridge she's made, and now she's suffering while trying to distance herself some more. If this is what went down, it's no wonder Anna reacted the way she did at the ceremony. "It was nice while it lasted"? Who can accept that? And where has he seen that before?
He stares at her back. She looks so small—so fragile yet purposive—curled up like that.]
Are you safe, Asa?