[ The anger at any of this hasn't come yet. He's too preoccupied with soothing. But it will come, especially as he pieces more together, and especially when his transformations make him less even-tempered.
Right now, he's just relieved to feel some shift in Olivine, calmness returning -- and not a distanced one, he thinks. ]
Good. I want it to benefit you.
[ For a man who puts his own wants and needs last, he does not quite catch the emphasis on Olivine's selfishness, because he sees it as nothing of the sort. And he doesn't think companionship negates years without. But there's no sense arguing it. His answer, though, comes easy and quick. ]
Stay. You are not the only one who has been lonely.
[ Which feels...perhaps too forward, perhaps too much focus on himself, but he thinks the excuse may be easier for Olivine than telling the man to stay if he wishes. And it's true. This firm, gentle contact is...wondrous. Even before his curse, there was so little of this kind of closeness in his life. He bedded others, yes, but that was where it ended.
But he does lift his bowl again, not intending to waste Olivine's efforts. ]
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Date: 2024-06-06 03:36 am (UTC)Right now, he's just relieved to feel some shift in Olivine, calmness returning -- and not a distanced one, he thinks. ]
Good. I want it to benefit you.
[ For a man who puts his own wants and needs last, he does not quite catch the emphasis on Olivine's selfishness, because he sees it as nothing of the sort. And he doesn't think companionship negates years without. But there's no sense arguing it. His answer, though, comes easy and quick. ]
Stay. You are not the only one who has been lonely.
[ Which feels...perhaps too forward, perhaps too much focus on himself, but he thinks the excuse may be easier for Olivine than telling the man to stay if he wishes. And it's true. This firm, gentle contact is...wondrous. Even before his curse, there was so little of this kind of closeness in his life. He bedded others, yes, but that was where it ended.
But he does lift his bowl again, not intending to waste Olivine's efforts. ]