[He'd been looking at some of the other people walking when the bonfire came into view, so he'd actually taken a few steps towards it, unaware, before he finally realized what he'd been led to.
Shinju stopped in his tracks, choking back a noise in the back of his throat.
A bonfire. Of all the things he had to encounter, it had to be a giant bonfire, and with a friend, no less. He tried to ignore the pounding in his chest and tone his expression down from "absolute horror" to "mild discomfort." He could only hope it was working.
Calm down, Shinju. You can't let him see you freak out. It's a controlled fire. It's not going anywhere.]
Y... y-yeah. [A small, self-depreciating part of him wanted to sarcastically quip, "I have."]
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Shinju stopped in his tracks, choking back a noise in the back of his throat.
A bonfire. Of all the things he had to encounter, it had to be a giant bonfire, and with a friend, no less. He tried to ignore the pounding in his chest and tone his expression down from "absolute horror" to "mild discomfort." He could only hope it was working.
Calm down, Shinju. You can't let him see you freak out. It's a controlled fire. It's not going anywhere.]
Y... y-yeah. [A small, self-depreciating part of him wanted to sarcastically quip, "I have."]