[there's another mouth twitch, even as the rest of him stills at the suggestion-turned-request now burning in his ears and buzzing a little at the back of his neck. it's in tandem with the signals coming from where that grip grew more secure.
a halfhearted attempt at levity:] To be the, the one being looked after? [more plainly:] I'm not the type who likes being coddled, you know. [lies. lying liar who lies because it sounds more manly.]
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a halfhearted attempt at levity:] To be the, the one being looked after? [more plainly:] I'm not the type who likes being coddled, you know. [lies. lying liar who lies because it sounds more manly.]