Jae-Ha's face has gone red, from the way that his heart nearly beat through his actions, from the way that he nearly gave in. And if his mind was clear, he'd blame it all on the Dragon's blood flowing through his veins, claim that it's the one thing that makes his control sometimes slip. Yona makes him act differently than he'd ever known.
He doesn't act the way around her that he does with other women; it isn't just nice words and flirtation. Sometimes it's banter and teasing. Sometimes his heart speaks for him, and he isn't sure how he got here.
He'd just leaned down to cup her face, to draw close to her, a spontaneous, on the whim type of decision, and then he'd caught himself, pulling his hand away before he could touch her. And Yona had reached out and grabbed his hand in hers, as if wondering what he was going to do or perhaps reeling him back in.
It's hard to think when he's still trying to cool his racing heart back down, when he's still trying to tell himself to chill, with her hand on his and his own heart's quickly springing forth desire to be close to her making his face run red.
He's not shy, as probably most people in Awa could have told anyone, but with Yona looking up at him with curiosity, and his own hand tingling and warm from where she touches it, and belated embarrassment, his face has gone red, and he can't look at her.
It's not like he can pretend she isn't there, not with how warm her hand is, not with the awareness of her that he can't seem to avoid, no matter what he does. He notices her when she's near, and it's almost a physical thing, though he can't feel her presence in the way he can with the other dragons.
He's absolutely positive that it's his heart going nuts with the Dragon's blood, and yet when he finally does look at her, her voice drops and asks him what's wrong. It's hard to look away, from her violet eyes, wide with curiosity and confusion, from the way she touches him so easily, the way that even their friendship has grown pretty strong.
And Jae-Ha doesn't know how to make himself not love her like this.