[...and Jamil splutters as he takes a sip of his tea, blindsided by that question, but it's fine, it's only a little splutter, a little moment of surprise, he wasn't going to die from that.]
We can call it kissing when it's just the two of us
[His tone is level, through a mix of hard-earned restraint and also because they're dancing around the point again, ever so slightly. They're spinning closer but they're still ever so slightly missing the point.
But this part also matters, so.]
My concern is someone overhearing us saying that we kissed, getting the wrong impression, and it spiraling out of control. You know how this school is: one thing leads to another, suddenly there's rumors that you're eloping [ah] with someone random like Azul, and then the headmage gets involved.
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We can call it kissing when it's just the two of us
[His tone is level, through a mix of hard-earned restraint and also because they're dancing around the point again, ever so slightly. They're spinning closer but they're still ever so slightly missing the point.
But this part also matters, so.]
My concern is someone overhearing us saying that we kissed, getting the wrong impression, and it spiraling out of control. You know how this school is: one thing leads to another, suddenly there's rumors that you're eloping [ah] with someone random like Azul, and then the headmage gets involved.