[She'd apologize for the inevitable bump later; for now, she was too distracted pressing her face into his shoulder, standing up on her tiptoes to make up for their rather substantial height difference. Riku's scent was just as much the scent of home for Kairi as hers was to him, a scent that she had missed terribly and just wasn't quite the same with the other Riku's she had met since leaving the station. She lets it engulf her senses like a comforting blanket, muscles relaxing contentedly in his hold.
The redhead gives him another big squeeze before they separate somewhat, looking up at him with glistening eyes and a stupidly happy smile as her arms linger around his shoulders. The face he sees is one shining with health and color it never had with the poor nutrition and artificial lighting in Facility, more reminiscent of the Kairi she was created from back on the Islands. Her hair was longer that it used to be, longer than it had ever been with her real self, pulled back in a ponytail with bangs just a bit too long framing her face; funny, considering how much she'd tease Riku for the same problem. All in all... an extremely happy face.]
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The redhead gives him another big squeeze before they separate somewhat, looking up at him with glistening eyes and a stupidly happy smile as her arms linger around his shoulders. The face he sees is one shining with health and color it never had with the poor nutrition and artificial lighting in Facility, more reminiscent of the Kairi she was created from back on the Islands. Her hair was longer that it used to be, longer than it had ever been with her real self, pulled back in a ponytail with bangs just a bit too long framing her face; funny, considering how much she'd tease Riku for the same problem. All in all... an extremely happy face.]
You're here, Riku. You're really here.