'So, have you given any more thought towards expanding your wardrobe beyond just kimonos and yukatas? '

' ' Not really, ' Shiki responds, consciously repressing the urge to tilt her head. Instead, she is careful to hold herself still. 'What brought this on, Tsumiki? '

'Well ' ' Tsumiki trails off for a moment as she leans forward with a look of concentration. Warm brown eyes are fixated on the flower hairpin in the mirror that she holds up to Shiki 's hair. Beneath her fingertips, the cluster of wisteria flowers overflow and spill down, lilac-hued blooms vibrant against both the paleness of her own skin and the white backdrop of long, unpinned hair.

'Well? ' Shiki prompts.

'I mean ' I know that you 've stated multiple times before that you 're

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