[ To her credit, some of the tension does bleed out of him when she gives him another squeeze. It's a reassuring one, rather than anything demanding. Not that he expected she would demand anything, she's always been very understanding of personal space.
Still. It's nice to have in practice, here. ]
Yeah. [ Mostly good thoughts. Plenty that had strayed into salacious territory, which makes a faint blush color his cheeks. The rest had been him worrying; either about her at school or about their relationship. The latter becoming a familiar ping pong between pros and cons of being more than friends.
Which she solved rather neatly by asking instead. And by assuaging his anxieties as she does now, telling umm things aren't going to change overnight and that it was fine.
He lets out a slow breath, looping both arms around her shoulders to return the hug a bit less awkwardly. ]
Okay. Alright. [ He can live with that. No pressure. This is all at their own pace. And this here is something they can both be relatively comfortable with. ]
Ladies first. [ He gives her a small smile, letting go of her shoulders so she can move. Whenever she slides into her spot, he turns the lights out and joins in next to her. Close but not too close. He lies on his back so he can stretch both legs out, though he tilts his head her way, barely making out her profile in the dim light. ]
...I missed this.
[ For all the anxiety that had plagued him about it in Ravka, he'd gotten used to having her in the same bed. ]
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Still. It's nice to have in practice, here. ]
Yeah. [ Mostly good thoughts. Plenty that had strayed into salacious territory, which makes a faint blush color his cheeks. The rest had been him worrying; either about her at school or about their relationship. The latter becoming a familiar ping pong between pros and cons of being more than friends.
Which she solved rather neatly by asking instead. And by assuaging his anxieties as she does now, telling umm things aren't going to change overnight and that it was fine.
He lets out a slow breath, looping both arms around her shoulders to return the hug a bit less awkwardly. ]
Okay. Alright. [ He can live with that. No pressure. This is all at their own pace. And this here is something they can both be relatively comfortable with. ]
Ladies first. [ He gives her a small smile, letting go of her shoulders so she can move. Whenever she slides into her spot, he turns the lights out and joins in next to her. Close but not too close. He lies on his back so he can stretch both legs out, though he tilts his head her way, barely making out her profile in the dim light. ]
...I missed this.
[ For all the anxiety that had plagued him about it in Ravka, he'd gotten used to having her in the same bed. ]