[If his mouth wasn't so busy, he'd have apologized -- for making her wait so long, being so thick-headed about everything. But not for this. And not for the aquarium.]
[He's an outsider among his own kind, these days. Missing too much, too outdated. Clinging too firmly to what he thought was right...]
[... in a sense, it makes him as alone as she is.]
[Those arms slide around his shoulders, and he stops hesitating. He pulls her in closer, right up against his chest, his own hands setting on her waist. It's a long moment before he can bring himself to break the kiss, pulling back only long enough to mutter:]
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[He's an outsider among his own kind, these days. Missing too much, too outdated. Clinging too firmly to what he thought was right...]
[... in a sense, it makes him as alone as she is.]
[Those arms slide around his shoulders, and he stops hesitating. He pulls her in closer, right up against his chest, his own hands setting on her waist. It's a long moment before he can bring himself to break the kiss, pulling back only long enough to mutter:]
Sorry. Sorry I uh... I didn't say anythin'...