We Find Comfort In The Apricity

Measure 79: I Just Want To Talk To You Pt2

"I'll answer your questions inside." Ava opened the door to her office with her key. She held the door open and motioned for Senku to come in.

So he looked around and hesitantly walked in, Ava walked in right after him. Senku looked around the room, it was decorated with all sorts of plants. There were tall bookshelves filled with thick and thin books. One table was filled with papers and open books and ink splatters. But the rest of the room was neat and organized.

[kinda like that ^ but more natural lighting ofc]

Senku looked around the room, when his eyes landed on all of the scientific equipment she had his eyes glistened with adoration. "Wow, well done kid-", He turned around to face Ava but his mouth dropped slightly agape at the sight.

Ava stood at the front of the door, casually removing the five inch platform shoes she wore under her long dress. She felt him staring at her and looked back up when she finished taking off her shoes. "What?"

Senku swung his arm side to side over the air above Ava's head. 'She shrank!', he thought to himself. He chuckled lightly then laughed out loud. His laughter filled the tall room.

"What? What's wrong? What's going on?"

"Pftt nothing nothing, haha! I just never thought I'd be so happy to find out you were still shorter than me."

"Oh, these?" She raised the tall shoes she wore and gently placed them down beside the door. "Ha I wish, I hardly grew an inch. I'm still in the 160s. I can't exactly build a town for leprechauns though can I? Besides, they make me look cool huh!" She said the last sentence with genuine excitement and laughed with her shoulders.

Senku basically invited himself in, he was about to sit on Ava's chair but he felt something tug on his sleeve. He turned around and saw Ava looking down at the floor. "Can I hug you?", she asked in a small almost scared-like voice.

In an instant, the two synced up again and embraced each other. It was the first time Senku had ever started a hug. The question almost offended him, because that was always the bare minimum that he expected from her. The bare minimum he wanted from her. A simple hug.

He inhaled her scent that was a light coconut smell. He hugged her tightly for the first time in a long time.

"Heh, you won't even cry for me kid?" He tried lightening the air, and it worked, she laughed.

"Yeah, I did...For a year, Senku. An entire year." The last words came out forced as she felt herself wanting to cry again.

Senku felt her tremble a little so he hugged her tighter and hesitantly caressed her short hair. "I know."