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[ her lack of hesitation makes him nervous, and even if he wants to say yes, his fingers betray him before he can stop them. ]

why?

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[ text feels wrong in this instance so she sends him a video of herself, earbuds in, bundled up somewhere with her hair peeking out from under a hood. what she says comes quietly, earnestly, her eyes locked on her camera and never once even glancing at her own appearance. ]

Because I like you. A lot. Like, if we weren't here, I'd ask you out a lot instead of worrying about ... scary class differences. I ...

I want to protect you from all of that and I want you to protect me. If you'll have me for that long. You're funny and kindhearted and you care so much about those birds and your friends and you don't think I'm strange or aggressive or slutty. And I love being with you and sleeping with you and, like, whenever you reach for me first.

Not everyone – well, no one back home really saw me even if I wanted to be the at the center of it all for my entire life. But you see me. That's it. [ her smile is nervous as she speaks to the camera and for a second she looks like she's considering retaking it but doesn't. ]

That's why.