When she's older, she'll be practical. She'll worry about things like both of them freezing to death and swallow down hurt if it gets in the way and pride will, usually, take a back seat to survival.
When she's older.
At the moment though, she's fifteen and immortal and hurt feelings mean more than anything else in the world. At the moment, his persistence, which she would usually find reassurance in, just hurts her even more. Because - to her - it means caring enough to keep trying despite things and she wants that needs that but he's already said he doesn't care and so it's mixed signals and Tifa doesn't like the way it tears at her inside. She wants to react to the gestures because they're so thoughtful it's instinctive to her to want to reciprocate - but his previous words are sharp thorns in the way and she can't get around them. His flat rejection is too raw inside for her to do anything that would risk a second encounter with it. So his persistence about the shirt just makes her even more twisty and uncomfortable inside her chest and stomach.
If he really means the shirt, than he's not a jerk. And if he's not a jerk than she can't hate him. And if she can't hate him than - than it can't be a mutual hatred and that means the problem isn't him. It's her. Because if he's a jerk and doesn't like her it doesn't matter. But if he's actually a nice guy and doesn't like her -
Her shoulders shrug free, more forcefully this time before the jacket even has a chance to fully settle and it starts a chain reaction of shivers through her now that she's moved enough to lose the frozen hold on her muscles. What she wants to tell him is 'go away' - except even at fifteen, she's aware that he just might and then she'd have to follow because it's her responsibly to see him safely back to the village. Instead what comes out is a bit chattering and muffled because like heck is she going to lift her face and acknowledge his existence (or let him see he's made her miserable).
I'm sure I have no idea who you're talking about
When she's older.
At the moment though, she's fifteen and immortal and hurt feelings mean more than anything else in the world. At the moment, his persistence, which she would usually find reassurance in, just hurts her even more. Because - to her - it means caring enough to keep trying despite things and she wants that needs that but he's already said he doesn't care and so it's mixed signals and Tifa doesn't like the way it tears at her inside. She wants to react to the gestures because they're so thoughtful it's instinctive to her to want to reciprocate - but his previous words are sharp thorns in the way and she can't get around them. His flat rejection is too raw inside for her to do anything that would risk a second encounter with it. So his persistence about the shirt just makes her even more twisty and uncomfortable inside her chest and stomach.
If he really means the shirt, than he's not a jerk. And if he's not a jerk than she can't hate him. And if she can't hate him than - than it can't be a mutual hatred and that means the problem isn't him. It's her. Because if he's a jerk and doesn't like her it doesn't matter. But if he's actually a nice guy and doesn't like her -
Her shoulders shrug free, more forcefully this time before the jacket even has a chance to fully settle and it starts a chain reaction of shivers through her now that she's moved enough to lose the frozen hold on her muscles. What she wants to tell him is 'go away' - except even at fifteen, she's aware that he just might and then she'd have to follow because it's her responsibly to see him safely back to the village. Instead what comes out is a bit chattering and muffled because like heck is she going to lift her face and acknowledge his existence (or let him see he's made her miserable).
"Don't act like you care."