i guess, those kinds of things are hard to recognize in yourself.. especially when they happen gradually. like, you'll notice if there's a huge change all at once, but if it happens over time, it feels like it's always been that way, you know?

.. i hope it wasn't weird for me to say all that. 💧

i definitely think so. you seem much brighter, and you smile a lot more..

[ ... don't mention how much monika must have been observing her to notice these things. ]

ah.. well, so are you..!

[ a bashful, beaming smile. ]

..i know we've only really seen and spoken to eachother in passing, but.. you seem a lot happier. it's a good look on you! ^^

.. sorry, maybe that was too much to say, ahaha..

ahaha, you're one to talk, you know! ////

// (said while i hang up moniralsei posters all over the walls)

// it's just not natural...

p— pretty?? ////

// GAY??!?

— thanks for listening! although i feel kinda silly saying all that now, ahaha.. was it at least a good tip? ^^

— because you're the one who wrote it. someone reading for the first time probably won't notice all the flaws you saw from reading and rereading so many times.. that's why it's important to let a friend read your work for you from time to time! a fresh set of eyes can make all the difference. ^^

—

— face feel a little warm at the idea of that? ]

— it so many times, all it did was just remind her of how sad she was about it, too.

at least her kitchen is fully stocked, she thinks, as she picks herself off the counter to wander over to her fridge. ]

want to make that, then? you could show me the ropes. ^^

[ ah.. why did her —

[ monika was a touch extra shy showing susie around— her home was, for lack of a better word, completely bare in the sense that it lacked everything that could make it feel like an actual home and not a display in a store. she was grateful that susie didn't mention it; after hearing —

well, i for one never mind..

[ she takes their hands, rubbing her thumb over warm skin. ]

it's okay for you to ask me. i'll.. um.. i'll probably say yes every time..

[ she's blushing now, admitting that. ]

e. eat my face off? ^^;

// monkou makes me fucking unwell