[He'd been prepared for her to Frown At Him over the whole concept, honestly. Child or otherwise, who enjoys expressing a distaste for something only to be told, even gently, that they're stuck with it? That she's reaching out to him in solidarity instead is something he'll remember going forward, once she's back to her usual age and letting out her angry kitten screeches at him over his various transgressions.
For the moment, he just stands here enjoying the warm feelings oozing out of his poor bedraggled heart, since he can get away with doing that right in front of her for once.]
Yes. I'd like that.
[It's the sort of thing he meant when he included love among the things you soothe loneliness with, after all. Arguably one of the most important things he learned about himself at Rainsworth was just how fiercely both emotions can exist in him at the same time.]
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For the moment, he just stands here enjoying the warm feelings oozing out of his poor bedraggled heart, since he can get away with doing that right in front of her for once.]
Yes. I'd like that.
[It's the sort of thing he meant when he included love among the things you soothe loneliness with, after all. Arguably one of the most important things he learned about himself at Rainsworth was just how fiercely both emotions can exist in him at the same time.]