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“What color are your eyes?” your hands are cupping his face, fingers tracing every curve.
“B-blue.” Aki stutters out, warmth rushing to his cheeks.
Your hands held his face with a tenderness neither the two of you thought you were capable of.
“Blue?” Your hold on him is firm, forcing him to look directly into the two voids of metal and carnage that served as your eyes. It was one of the many things that reminded him that you weren’t human.
“What is blue?”
A firework goes off, dangerously close to nearby buildings. Shouts can be heard down below as fire crews clamor about to ensure the safety of surrounding city blocks.
He catches the look on your face with an expression he can’t precisely describe in the brief flashes of light.
It makes his heartbeat quicken and drives a chill down his spine.
“B-blue, it’s the color of the sky and the sea.”
“Are your eyes like the sky and sea then?”
“I don’t know.”
You hum, face mere millimeters apart from him.
“I don’t know what this ‘blue’ looks like but…” you pause, “...I think your ‘blue’ puts the sky and sea's to shame.”