The last few millimeters separating them vanish with that sigh, Benjiro taking it as a sign of her comfort with him getting so much closer. Gently leaning against her, he pauses to listen as she praises the way he smiles, and it immediately draws out a light color across his cheeks. His far hand comes up to rub the back of his neck, and he responds, “I hadn’t realized...”

Even now he still worries about showing his teeth when he smiles, convinced the teeth would always come across as malicious.

“Hm. I think I know my favorite thing about you too,” he starts as he drops his hand from his neck to make a circling motion towards Sadie, “All of you.”