Snippet #2315570

Saein tensed up when Minn hugged her. It wasn’t too bad, they were already touching before the hug started, and soon she could relax. “Girlfriend” she admitted. “She was my girlfriend.” She wrapped her arms and legs tight around her friend, responding to and imitating Minn. She added “It was a long time ago.”

Saein cuddled Minn, every once in a while she said something like “you’ll be alright” or “it’s going to be okay”. She wasn’t sure if she was saying those things to herself or to Minn. Being held made her feel loved, and feeling loved chased away her feelings of guilt. She wished she could sense Minn’s feelings like she was used to in hugs. Instinctively she hugged her tighter to feel more, which didn’t work. She moved to look at Minn’s face, which didn’t have the readable freckles of her own kind but at least gave her some information.

Minn had such an interesting look. On Wen, at least in places where warm clothing was needed, she would not stand out at all when seen from behind. Seen from the front, she was obviously not a firni. Nobody had green eyes or pink skin. This somehow made her prettier than any firni could be, or maybe Saein liked everything that made Minn look special because she liked Minn. The difference didn’t matter, seeing Minn gave Saein happy feelings. The way Minn had curled her legs around hers gave Saein a different kind of happy feelings, which put a pattern on her face that Minn had not seen before. With a small smile, she continued watching Minn and started playing with Minn’s hair. She wasn’t sure if this was a good moment yet.

After a while Saein decided to risk it. She tilted her head, put her face close to Minn’s, and closed her eyes.

((Looks like I’ll soon get to use a line I’ve been sitting on for ages... But of course anything can happen to postpone it...))