[Without another word, she leans in to press her lips against Izuru's. If she hadn't been gone for so long, she wouldn't have had the courage to even dream of doing such a thing.

It doesn't last long, though. When she lets him go, she looks ashamed of herself.]

...Please allow me that one selfish act.

It took me many years to realize that...I may be a Kijin, but I am a woman too.