[ Socially inept nerd not-entirely-human not-children need to stick together. There's so few of them.
And if Mary was a more mature medusa, she might have settled for a quietly pleased smile, like her mother would have shown. She is, however, not so good at subtlety like Shion (or Cole), so while his voice conveys the sentiment enough... Mary beams. Who knew, tripping and falling in front of a stranger would eventually lead to friendship?
... With someone other than Seto, anyway, and there had been books involved in that one. But she'd offered friendship, and Cole had accepted, and because of it, Mary now feels slightly braver in this new step of their relationship.
Enough to reach out, grasp his larger hands in her own, and squeeze.
Ignore the fact that her fingers are still trembling because INITIATING CONTACT, they're friends now. ]
Then it's a promise! I won't ever forget you, Cole!
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And if Mary was a more mature medusa, she might have settled for a quietly pleased smile, like her mother would have shown. She is, however, not so good at subtlety like Shion (or Cole), so while his voice conveys the sentiment enough... Mary beams. Who knew, tripping and falling in front of a stranger would eventually lead to friendship?
... With someone other than Seto, anyway, and there had been books involved in that one. But she'd offered friendship, and Cole had accepted, and because of it, Mary now feels slightly braver in this new step of their relationship.
Enough to reach out, grasp his larger hands in her own, and squeeze.
Ignore the fact that her fingers are still trembling because INITIATING CONTACT, they're friends now. ]
Then it's a promise! I won't ever forget you, Cole!