Note: I don't think I've mentioned this before, but Defining Moments, is my interpretaion of the various Haruhi and Tamaki moments in the manga/anime. This one would seem vague without reference, so I strongly recommend reading this drabble with chapters 8 and 9 of the manga.
Defining Moments
4.
For a moment Tamaki almost forgets he's mad at Haruhi.
(He's regretting it all. Of all the ultimatums he could have given, he just had to say he wasn't going to talk to her).
He realizes belatedly that he's staring at her. But he has good reason to stare. Because really, it's the first time he's seen her in a dress.
(Tamaki equates the flush in his cheeks, and the tightening in his chest to fatherly pride. Any father would be proud to have such a beautiful daughter, right?)
So, Tamaki stares wide-eyed at the sight of the pale skin under Haruhi's collar bone. He tries to drink in everything. The column of her neck, her rather bony shoulders, and were her wrists always that delicate looking?
"Nosebleed."
The accusation is met with silence.
"Pervert!"
"Maniac!"
Hani-senpai deems it necessary to intervene. He swoops in at the moment in all his karate glory with a smile on his face complete with cute flowers in the background.
Pain is immediate. Dizziness is not the only consequence.
For a moment Tamaki almost forgets he's mad at Haruhi.
The operative word in the above sentence, however, is almost.
Before Tamaki surrenders to unconsciousness he silently reaffirms that just because Haruhi is cute doesn't mean she had the right to unreasonably put herself in danger.
