[ He does notice Olivine seems completely at ease, and that helps, softening the clench of his shoulders. He's not sure if it's Olivine's words or the pink on the other's cheeks that pulls a flush across his own, but he smiles, making an effort not to hide it. There's nothing more compromising about that than the things they've already done.
Maybe it's that just lying together sounds so appealing. It's easy, in some ways, to be used for sex. He understands the rules. Has understood them since long before this place. But more intimate touch -- that's still difficult. Even if it's something he cherishes. ]
I would like that [ He admits quietly. He sets down his glass, going to remove the excessive decorative pillows from bed, because that nervous energy still needs somewhere to go. It gives him enough time to steel his nerves, so that when he's done he climbs to lie on the side of the enormous bed, self-conscious even as he opens his arm to Olivine. ]
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Date: 2024-04-29 03:05 pm (UTC)Maybe it's that just lying together sounds so appealing. It's easy, in some ways, to be used for sex. He understands the rules. Has understood them since long before this place. But more intimate touch -- that's still difficult. Even if it's something he cherishes. ]
I would like that [ He admits quietly. He sets down his glass, going to remove the excessive decorative pillows from bed, because that nervous energy still needs somewhere to go. It gives him enough time to steel his nerves, so that when he's done he climbs to lie on the side of the enormous bed, self-conscious even as he opens his arm to Olivine. ]