[there's a stifled grunt when she situates herself on his lap, his hands coming to rest on the small of her back- his posture still overly stiff.
... tbf if this was Acheron he'd have the same exact reaction. he's not sure what to do. there's a stir of something when he looks in her eyes, but it's mostly the feeling of someone tossed into the deep end when they don't know how to swim.
he tries, with his hands shifting gently slightly where she placed them, but there's no spark behind it.]
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... tbf if this was Acheron he'd have the same exact reaction. he's not sure what to do. there's a stir of something when he looks in her eyes, but it's mostly the feeling of someone tossed into the deep end when they don't know how to swim.
he tries, with his hands shifting gently slightly where she placed them, but there's no spark behind it.]
... My body doesn't talk.
[did he take that literally? who knows.]