[ He puts Alucard down, laying him down on the sofa, and then sits on the floor next to it by his head, resuming the slow combing of his fingers through that long hair. ]
Wanted to try that for a while. [ He says with a grin. It's sheepish and almost, almost, regretful. But not quite. Maybe he shouldn't have done- literally any of that. Maybe he should have been gentle the way Sypha had been, all holding hands and leaning close when reading and not daring anything so improper as a kiss for the first week. But he doesn't regret it, so maybe none of it was stupid. ]
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Wanted to try that for a while. [ He says with a grin. It's sheepish and almost, almost, regretful. But not quite. Maybe he shouldn't have done- literally any of that. Maybe he should have been gentle the way Sypha had been, all holding hands and leaning close when reading and not daring anything so improper as a kiss for the first week. But he doesn't regret it, so maybe none of it was stupid. ]