...Understood.

[ Nachetanya lowers her arm, and in a rare move on her part, Tsubasa reaches to take her hand, sandwiching it between her palms and squeezing it tightly. ]

I don't think you're getting ahead of yourself, Nachetanya. ...In fact, I'm glad you're saying this to me now. It's something that I'm happy to hear you say. I suppose I shouldn't have doubted that it would come to this eventually, but...

[ She runs her thumb over the back of her hand. She's opening herself up to quite a few more vulnerabilities, here. If there was potential for her to be hurt before, the potential rises exponentially, here.

But at the same time, she thinks about how dependable Nachetanya can be. How easy it is to speak with her, how thoughtful she can be when she means to, and how much effort she puts into everything she does...

Being with her isn't always easy. But it certainly does ease her stress. ]

It's unexpectedly serious of you. ...But I'll accept, of course, provided you're okay with having someone like me as your girlfriend.