[Well, that just cancelled his transformation, so now he's back to normal and she can see how much he's blushing in response to everything that she's said.]

What? I'm not going to abandon you. Not now, after two years, and not ever. I promise, okay? So don't say anything like that again.

[He reaches over with the arm he has around her already, to tuck a lock of that long, white hair behind her ear.]


...If anything, I figured university or family business would take you far from here, maybe some city that doesn't have attacks like this. You shouldn't have to do this for the rest of your life.