@lovesicklonging ( Anything would sound like little more than an excuse, pathetic even where he lets the words float in his mind. Instead, a grin. Slightly crooked, sharp though placed over a layer of softness that finds them now, whenever in Ru’s presence. )
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@lovesicklonging ( He goes tumbling down with a soft wheeze; rather than catching himself as his usual instinct would dictate. It is, after all, Ru. He will allow himself this bit of “ weakness “, grin blooming with the thrill crawling along his spine. )
@lovesicklonging ( A few blinks, expression schooled into what is almost careful innocence. It’s the best response they can give without words, though there are some hair thin lines in it that betray their true thoughts on the matter. )
@lovesicklonging ( A loud gasp that devolves into a cough —— if not for the hands still on him, he would have doubled over, but as it stands, his neck merely presses into those hands for a moment ‘fore he is able to hold himself somewhat properly ‘gain. )
@lovesicklonging ( But why would they do that when they are right where they want to be? Still, a hand is placed on the other’s, a mock attempt of escape with no true weight behind it, made for the sake of it. )