[ It's a tentative thing- reaching out to rest his hand on her shoulder. What he really wants to do is comb his fingers through her hair but that- he's not sure if he's earned that right back yet. Just a moment's hesitation before it dodges to the left to rest on her shoulder. Squeeze, thumb rolling a soft circle against her collarbone. ]
Sure, Clair. As long as you like.
[ He can't say no. Won't. It's not in him to deny her anything and that- that's probably not all that healthy but he's working on it, baby steps to leveling out, to scrapping together the torn up bits of him into someone that she can really depend on. Trust to have her back in more than just the ops. ]
Wanna hear about how I acidentally almost married into the mafia again?
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[ It's a tentative thing- reaching out to rest his hand on her shoulder. What he really wants to do is comb his fingers through her hair but that- he's not sure if he's earned that right back yet. Just a moment's hesitation before it dodges to the left to rest on her shoulder. Squeeze, thumb rolling a soft circle against her collarbone. ]
Sure, Clair. As long as you like.
[ He can't say no. Won't. It's not in him to deny her anything and that- that's probably not all that healthy but he's working on it, baby steps to leveling out, to scrapping together the torn up bits of him into someone that she can really depend on. Trust to have her back in more than just the ops. ]
Wanna hear about how I acidentally almost married into the mafia again?