Takashi's a good boy. I'm sure he'll find ways to keep you from getting bored.
[The way his grandmother delivers the line makes it sound as if she's commenting on his ability to mix tea and somehow - somehow - keeps it from sounding like the slightest innuendo. Which, for his grandmother, is another form of innuendo all together. She give his arm a pat and then turns back to Hana with a smile and, for the first time, Shiro wonders if putting the two of them together might have been dangerous. The smile Hana gets if beatific.]
We won't be back for several hours at least. My friend lives quite a way away. [Hana's cheek gets a gentle pat and then she's moving past, already on her way, and Shiro's mother and father murmur their own greetings and apologies to Hana as well. Shiro also gets a:]
On the table right next to the door [and a shrug from his father. And, from the street, grandmother's voice comes back cheerfully as the gate closes behind them.]
grandma puts all other matchmakers to shame - z-snap
[The way his grandmother delivers the line makes it sound as if she's commenting on his ability to mix tea and somehow - somehow - keeps it from sounding like the slightest innuendo. Which, for his grandmother, is another form of innuendo all together. She give his arm a pat and then turns back to Hana with a smile and, for the first time, Shiro wonders if putting the two of them together might have been dangerous. The smile Hana gets if beatific.]
We won't be back for several hours at least. My friend lives quite a way away. [Hana's cheek gets a gentle pat and then she's moving past, already on her way, and Shiro's mother and father murmur their own greetings and apologies to Hana as well. Shiro also gets a:]
On the table right next to the door [and a shrug from his father. And, from the street, grandmother's voice comes back cheerfully as the gate closes behind them.]
Happy birthday, Hana-chan!