Whoops. It's honestly probably that he was so distracted by the tree that he didn't notice quite who it was who was there with him, or that he was still so convinced this is too good to be true, but either way--
It takes him a moment to process.
Slowly, he looks back at Shiho when she snags his hand, and slowly, he blinks, his lips parted in a small gape of his own.]
Shiho...
[It's said softly, almost weakly--
And then he's lurching forward, tugging on her hand to pull her to his chest as he wraps his arms around her in a tight hug. And softly, almost fiercely:]
If this is a dream, I definitely don't want to wake up yet.
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Whoops. It's honestly probably that he was so distracted by the tree that he didn't notice quite who it was who was there with him, or that he was still so convinced this is too good to be true, but either way--
It takes him a moment to process.
Slowly, he looks back at Shiho when she snags his hand, and slowly, he blinks, his lips parted in a small gape of his own.]
Shiho...
[It's said softly, almost weakly--
And then he's lurching forward, tugging on her hand to pull her to his chest as he wraps his arms around her in a tight hug. And softly, almost fiercely:]
If this is a dream, I definitely don't want to wake up yet.