[Considering she'd just been seeing him before she was brought here, yes, the difference is notable.]
[And it's a pang to see him; she's been doing her best to act normally around Ino, to think only in the moment, to react to Ino's teasing. Ino's complete lack of curiosity about the war has helped. But she doesn't imagine Shikamaru will be that incurious, and she's going to have to work harder to hide the truth from him...]
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[And it's a pang to see him; she's been doing her best to act normally around Ino, to think only in the moment, to react to Ino's teasing. Ino's complete lack of curiosity about the war has helped. But she doesn't imagine Shikamaru will be that incurious, and she's going to have to work harder to hide the truth from him...]
Shikamaru.
[A hesitation. And then, quietly,]
You've grown.