Ability to understand

The ability to understand others just by touching exists. There might not be any reason to be afraid of touching and being touched by others or hugging and being hugged by others.

During the entire meal, Sumire felt very tense. She tried to avoid eye contact with Yuhi. So she quickly finished and hurried over to the kitchen area to wash her plates.

But that didn't last long when she felt a familiar presence behind her. It seemed that Yuhi followed her right after her. 

"So hey," Yuhi mumbled against her ear. "That was good, thank you, Sumire."

T--too close, way too close! What on earth is he doing standing so close? 

"Thank you so much." He repeated.

The way Yuhi seemed to draw out each syllable made her heartbeat even more. He must be doing this deliberately! 

"So it's not just my imagination after all. I noticed it on the way back. Don't you smell kind of good today? Kind of like a flower fragrance?"