[Staying home today is definitely proving to be the right decision. And she's watching Rohan still to see what he'll do, curious without being wary; he's taking his time, and she knows exactly why he is. But maybe that just means that the ball is in her court now, hers the next step to take because it's apparent that he's feeling her out, too. Letting her set the pace.
So, when he moves closer, she takes that as her cue to rest her hands on his shoulders, fingers stroking lightly against his collarbones through his shirt. It's such a little thing, maybe, but they never touch each other like this. She's willing to bet that maybe Rohan hasn't been touched like this, ever.]
You're warm.
[Again, her thoughts drift — this time to sixteen years' worth of winters, watching the snow fall, cold and lonely and pining for summer again.]
[ Her assumptions are right in that he definitely has not had anyone touch him like this before. It's never been soft, gentle. And for him - that's good. He's taking it slow because he's testing boundaries. He's learning what he can about her, in the most normal way - without the use of his Stand. And he's learning about what he's okay with, too. And in this time, he knows that he wouldn't accept this softness from anyone else. It's hers, and hers alone.
And it reassures him that he had made the right choices. That deciding to tell her had been a good way to go, because it's not as if he could suddenly stop himself from having feelings. And he's grateful for the outside nudge because he's sure that this would be a very different day otherwise. She would have gone to work, he would have been wanting her attention (but spending the day drawing), finding excuses to be close - but not too close. ]
Well, yeah.
[ Easily, it could refer to either thing she's said, and he knows it. Because it feels so obvious that he would be good to her. And it's always warmer next to another person, he knows. It's a pleasant, easy warmth. It reminds him of home, those just warm enough summer nights in Morioh - they were perfect, it was another reason why he returned. But he stops himself there, and he doesn't allow his mind to drift there too long because he doesn't want to think of her at home. He only wants to think of her here because he doesn't know how long he'll have this, and he's heard what happens after this place. For all that he dislikes the things that happens to him here, it has given him a lot. It has given him brand new experiences and inspiration. ]
Because I want to be.
[ He knows, considers what he says before he said it. Even if it is how she deserves to be treated, it's not like she is being rewarded by his behavior. It was something he was doing because it was coming from him. Because that was what he had wanted for her. And, she knows him well enough to know that he can't be made to do things that he doesn't want to do anyway.
While he considers so many things he says and does - he also offers something that he hadn't considered: ]
I meant it, you know?
[ That they could stay in a bit longer, that they could linger here. Just... quiet and without anyone else. ]
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So, when he moves closer, she takes that as her cue to rest her hands on his shoulders, fingers stroking lightly against his collarbones through his shirt. It's such a little thing, maybe, but they never touch each other like this. She's willing to bet that maybe Rohan hasn't been touched like this, ever.]
You're warm.
[Again, her thoughts drift — this time to sixteen years' worth of winters, watching the snow fall, cold and lonely and pining for summer again.]
You're so good to me.
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And it reassures him that he had made the right choices. That deciding to tell her had been a good way to go, because it's not as if he could suddenly stop himself from having feelings. And he's grateful for the outside nudge because he's sure that this would be a very different day otherwise. She would have gone to work, he would have been wanting her attention (but spending the day drawing), finding excuses to be close - but not too close. ]
Well, yeah.
[ Easily, it could refer to either thing she's said, and he knows it. Because it feels so obvious that he would be good to her. And it's always warmer next to another person, he knows. It's a pleasant, easy warmth. It reminds him of home, those just warm enough summer nights in Morioh - they were perfect, it was another reason why he returned. But he stops himself there, and he doesn't allow his mind to drift there too long because he doesn't want to think of her at home. He only wants to think of her here because he doesn't know how long he'll have this, and he's heard what happens after this place. For all that he dislikes the things that happens to him here, it has given him a lot. It has given him brand new experiences and inspiration. ]
Because I want to be.
[ He knows, considers what he says before he said it. Even if it is how she deserves to be treated, it's not like she is being rewarded by his behavior. It was something he was doing because it was coming from him. Because that was what he had wanted for her. And, she knows him well enough to know that he can't be made to do things that he doesn't want to do anyway.
While he considers so many things he says and does - he also offers something that he hadn't considered: ]
I meant it, you know?
[ That they could stay in a bit longer, that they could linger here. Just... quiet and without anyone else. ]