[ Despite his words, they're laced with amusement and nothing else. Tartaglia mostly keeps his eyes trained on the path ahead of them just in case anything tries to ambush them along the way, but his full attention is still focused on Lumine and not much else. ]
You're my guiding star. It's not a matter of trust— I know you won't lead me astray.
[ If Lumine isn't going to push him to elaborate on the metaphor, then he won't cough up the explanation freely. To him, it's pretty obvious: she reminds him a whole lot of the stars, and then there's that saying about the light at the end of the tunnel. These are things that are probably too embarrassing to say out loud, but here he is, thinking about them anyway. ]
Unless leading us down the wrong path is your idea of extending our time together, then I don't mind that at all. But you know you could also just ask me directly, yeah?
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[ Despite his words, they're laced with amusement and nothing else. Tartaglia mostly keeps his eyes trained on the path ahead of them just in case anything tries to ambush them along the way, but his full attention is still focused on Lumine and not much else. ]
You're my guiding star. It's not a matter of trust— I know you won't lead me astray.
[ If Lumine isn't going to push him to elaborate on the metaphor, then he won't cough up the explanation freely. To him, it's pretty obvious: she reminds him a whole lot of the stars, and then there's that saying about the light at the end of the tunnel. These are things that are probably too embarrassing to say out loud, but here he is, thinking about them anyway. ]
Unless leading us down the wrong path is your idea of extending our time together, then I don't mind that at all. But you know you could also just ask me directly, yeah?