[nazuna may be able to sense leviathan's pulse quickening with each deliberate syllable. (they've never regretted not choosing "zeus" as a name more than in this moment.) it's echoing in their ears, their own heartbeat along with the entirety of their name that feels bizarre in a not-unwelcome way coming from nazuna's lips, in that tone.]
[they do not like themself for this reaction. they do not like themself very much at all. it would be wonderful if they could control their body the way they would like to. instead, they feel their carotid pulse harder, and the buzz begins again in their chest. their muscles stiffen, their brain stalls, and when they find the words it's hard to make them come out.]
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[they do not like themself for this reaction. they do not like themself very much at all. it would be wonderful if they could control their body the way they would like to. instead, they feel their carotid pulse harder, and the buzz begins again in their chest. their muscles stiffen, their brain stalls, and when they find the words it's hard to make them come out.]
I think... that you are very, very good at this.