[ ah, there he is. ]

That sounds beautiful.

[ she murmurs, running her thumbs along his cheek once before letting her hands drop to his shirt, idly fiddling with the buttons. part of her is curious, why the ocean seems to be a sore subject, but she knows some things are just best left to time, to be able to talk about. she's barely told kaz anything (tonight being the first actual details, and even then, not very many), and she feels tired. setting a good pace seems to be the way, with things like this.

but the air still feels heavy, and so inej sighs heavily to herself (clearly done so on purpose), almost exasperated as she straightens his shirt with purpose. ]

I mostly just wanted to have an excuse for you not to wear a shirt.

[ idly, as she slides a finger along the collar of his shirt. it feels bold, to say, and part of her almost balks at saying it, but having kaz blush and be uncomfortable for that feels better than whatever is nipping at the back of his mind. ]

I suppose that means I will just need to be creative, in Shu Han.

[ clearly. ]