"No need to hide it, I deliberately chose a spot that Naoko can't cover."
"How do you have the cheek to say that..."
Efnir pinched Yukina's cheek with playful annoyance, only for Yukina to lean in first with a soft, teasing smile.
"I love you... So much..."
Efnir sank into Yukina's gaze once more. Watching those passionate eyes up close, Efnir gently and naturally closed her eyes.
Though she was passive, she actually went along with it actively.
She pressed her back against the bathroom door, narrowing her eyes slightly as she gently hugged Yukina's waist. Their figures were reflected in the mirror, and the cool touch coming from behind made Efnir acutely aware of her current predicament.
It was the second time.
For the second time, she sank into Yukina's scent and took that step. Ultimately, she and Yukina had stepped onto a road of no return.
A strong sense of taboo, paired with a shred of wishful thinking.
This emotion was the product of fermentation, but there was no doubt it was the genuine article.
Efnir couldn't deceive herself. When being gently hugged by Yukina, when relenting in her mind over Yukina's desperate confession, when feeling the touch of Yukina's hair cascading down, and when feeling the burning temperature of Yukina's palms, she surprisingly didn't harbor any thoughts of resistance. Instead, somewhere deep in her heart, she felt a flutter. Efnir had never experienced such a heartbeat before.
Her so-called rationality and composure were crushed to pieces by Yukina. She still wasn't sure if her feelings for Yukina were mixed with romantic love, but she understood her own state of mind.
To Yukina, this adopted younger sister of hers...
"Naoko..."
Yukina murmured softly, opening her eyes.
She looked into Efnir's eyes, the moist depths of which shimmered with