It's a fine answer. In response he settles around them as he did before they pulled away, close and tight and, again, safe. He wants to rub their back, to reassure, to chase off whatever made them so desperate as to look for solace in a grumpy old Relic Seeker's shop of all places. So he does, he can, and he doesn't dread being told to let go.
There are paws around him, too, as far as they can fit anyway, and it serves as a reminder that this goes both ways. Lemm finds himself privately overwhelmed - that this is something he is encouraged to do, something welcome, and that they'd do the same for him.
As it always does when something like this happens between them, the prickly little defensive streak in Lemm shuts up and relaxes, and something pleasantly warm settles in its place.
This is for them this time, and he'll wait until they're ready to pull away properly. Lemm doesn't find himself moodily anticipating that either.
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Date: 2023-07-09 07:13 am (UTC)There are paws around him, too, as far as they can fit anyway, and it serves as a reminder that this goes both ways. Lemm finds himself privately overwhelmed - that this is something he is encouraged to do, something welcome, and that they'd do the same for him.
As it always does when something like this happens between them, the prickly little defensive streak in Lemm shuts up and relaxes, and something pleasantly warm settles in its place.
This is for them this time, and he'll wait until they're ready to pull away properly. Lemm doesn't find himself moodily anticipating that either.