warm morning, i wait

Kuroo listened to the girl earnestly. She sounded as if she really was trying to be patient with him. Maybe he was holding himself back too much. There was something that prevented him from giving himself to her.  He couldn't explain it, couldn't put a word to it, or really understand it for himself. Realistically, he was still so young, content, and inexperienced. The two crushes he had prior had been a whirlwind of confusion and Kuroo wasn't really even sure he was ready for a real thing. Whatever word someone wanted to put with it would work but relationship seemed too concrete.

Caught up in his own thoughts for a second, he looked at her a little wide-eyed. A date? A real date? Feeling his mouth dry, he waited for a few beats. Allowing his brain to process what she was asking, he nodded slowly. "Okay, I understand. I feel that is fair. We can still go to the festival with no strings as we do leave soon. The trek that far north will take us the longest of any pack," his voice is quiet as he finally looks away from her. The boy's heart races in his chest as he tries to still put together everything they went over. Was he being unfair?

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