[ Her hand rises and rests on his as he cups her cheek, in a silent plea for him not to let go of her. Not yet. Not until the very last moment. And her gaze meets his and locks in, searching for him deep in his eyes because that nagging feeling she has that he's trying to pull a curtain between them won't go away and she's not going to let him do that. Not when she can see sadness in his eyes no matter how much he's trying to hide it with the smile on his lips. There's as much fire in her eyes as there is sadness, that old lion heart and mountain rabbit in her peering through. ]

Yeah, I am. And you're Takashi Shirogane, the bravest man I know. Promise me that you're going to be all right, too, Shiro. I'm still with you no matter how far into space you go. And I love you-- always.