[ There's bewilderment in his voice. He sounds so much like a boy with orange hair, in that moment. ]
Aren't you greedy...
[ Then it fades, and his voice is cynical again, save for the thread of affection running through it. ]
All right. It doesn't cost me anything to do a thing like that.
[ He thought it did--he thought it destroyed him to be that gentle with another person--but if it makes her happy, then it rewards him as well.
He kisses her hair again, nuzzling lightly against her head this time. It's all right because it makes her happy; nothing else matters, in this moment. ]
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[ There's bewilderment in his voice. He sounds so much like a boy with orange hair, in that moment. ]
Aren't you greedy...
[ Then it fades, and his voice is cynical again, save for the thread of affection running through it. ]
All right. It doesn't cost me anything to do a thing like that.
[ He thought it did--he thought it destroyed him to be that gentle with another person--but if it makes her happy, then it rewards him as well.
He kisses her hair again, nuzzling lightly against her head this time. It's all right because it makes her happy; nothing else matters, in this moment. ]