>>1726337Their eyes met.
"Hey! So what if I like cosplaying? What's your deal?"Aiko whined, replying to her friend's obvious judgements of her.
Hina laughed with a false innocence. "No, no. Nothing!"
Twirling around her violet hair, Hina's focus shifted away for a moment.
"That's not the issue here, miss."
Her hand raised and pointed to the remaining piled-up clothes.
"You're way too cutesy too pull off a tough-looking Link! That denim, all these intimidating belts...I just can't see you in them!"
Aiko shrugged.
"You're about to, whether you like it or not."
Hina leaned in and tilted her head.
"Aw, you don't think you'd make a beautiful femme Link...?"
And with that, Aiko was very visibly caught off guard. Her smooth ivory skin flushed red, her eyes lowered, and she tucked her arms close to her chest.
"B-beautiful? You really think I could?" A nervous laugh escaped her parted lips.
"Yes!"
"I mean, I suppose I could make the costume softer and... uh, 'more feminine,' but how?"
Hina's face lit up.
"I have a few ideas on how we can... 'simplify' it! C'mon, let me whisper it to you!"
As Hina's eager words entered Aiko's ears, her already flushed face just grew increasingly redder.
"I-I dunno about that! It seems uh... Well, I think I really really like my first idea better!"
And yet, Hina continued to whisper.
"Hm...I don't know. That's a good point...I don't know if I could decide either way, though."
