[Their knees brush against each other's, but just for a moment before Haru realizes and angles away.

She sips her tea, trying not to act like her heart is suddenly all fluttery.

But it totally is.] Haha, it's just me. I'd never really lived on my own before, even if my father wasn't around much, since we always had live-in help... I thought I might want to try it.

[The implication that they're alone, of course, hangs in the air.]