[He normally doesn't have any issues maintaining eye contact - usually to the point of accidentally staring down whoever he's talking to. Isaac can't keep Kimblee's eye contact, and glances away almost immediately.]
...Yeah, I know. Still, it... really means a lot to me.
[And cue that rather horrifying expression! Words can't quite express just how pleased he is with all of this. He squeezes Kimblee's hand back momentarily before shifting to lace his fingers with the other alchemist's. He's not sure what to do with the fact that he simultaneously tense and relaxed around Kimblee now. It's an entirely new feeling - he was always just anxious around his girlfriends back home. Things are different with Kimblee; he's perfectly fine with that.]
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...Yeah, I know. Still, it... really means a lot to me.
[And cue that rather horrifying expression! Words can't quite express just how pleased he is with all of this. He squeezes Kimblee's hand back momentarily before shifting to lace his fingers with the other alchemist's. He's not sure what to do with the fact that he simultaneously tense and relaxed around Kimblee now. It's an entirely new feeling - he was always just anxious around his girlfriends back home. Things are different with Kimblee; he's perfectly fine with that.]