If I do, then you can yell at me as much as you like. I promise.
[There's a million other ways Taichi could say that - but the way it comes out is soft and fond. He means it, and she'll find it in his eyes if she looks.]
D-don't actually call me that, though! That's too embarrassing...
[Taichi flusters as he says it, gaze darting to the side as he trails off. It's hard to pin down how he feels when she calls him that, but it's... weird. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it's definitely some shade of embarrassed.]
Besides- [He clears his throat after a moment and chances a look back at her.] You don't look that different, you know. Your hair might be a little longer, but... You still look like the Inaba I know.
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[There's a million other ways Taichi could say that - but the way it comes out is soft and fond. He means it, and she'll find it in his eyes if she looks.]
D-don't actually call me that, though! That's too embarrassing...
[Taichi flusters as he says it, gaze darting to the side as he trails off. It's hard to pin down how he feels when she calls him that, but it's... weird. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it's definitely some shade of embarrassed.]
Besides- [He clears his throat after a moment and chances a look back at her.] You don't look that different, you know. Your hair might be a little longer, but... You still look like the Inaba I know.