[The warmth of Manabu's skin soaks into Grey's hands, and seems to spread through the rest of him. Then Manabu laughs and Grey feels his heart leap in response, and his expression softens into a grin.]
Hmph. Obviously, you must be rubbing off on me. You're a dreadful influence!
[His hands shift to Manabu's scalp, roughly ruffling his hair, his fingertips rubbing at the bases of Manabu's ears. In a bullying, noogie-like fashion that is definitely not pets, Grey swears.
He'll stop after a few moments and withdraw his hands, afraid to push his luck- but he feels astonishingly cheered considering how dire their circumstances are. But at least Manabu agrees that it's their circumstances, now.]
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Hmph. Obviously, you must be rubbing off on me. You're a dreadful influence!
[His hands shift to Manabu's scalp, roughly ruffling his hair, his fingertips rubbing at the bases of Manabu's ears. In a bullying, noogie-like fashion that is definitely not pets, Grey swears.
He'll stop after a few moments and withdraw his hands, afraid to push his luck- but he feels astonishingly cheered considering how dire their circumstances are. But at least Manabu agrees that it's their circumstances, now.]