[HC]
Neuvillette studies his partner, the first few fights has led to him asking for clarification more often and observing with intensity, trying to understand his loved one.
One night, his partner finally calls him out.
“You loot at me like I'm some sort of weird specimen"
Neuvillette goes still.
He looks stricken, as though the possibility he had caused pain had never occurred to him until it was brought to his attention.
“I did not intend to make you feel that way,” says quietly. "But I am not human, and such matters do not come naturally to me. I am only trying to find a way to understand you.”