If I pretended to feel otherwise, you would see right through it.
[That self-satisfied smile of his pulls slightly to one side even as he secures his hold around Hythlodaeus' waist, reaching to take his wrist and guide his partner's arm over his shoulders. Pleased as he may be with the result of his hard work, he's not about to let his lover stumble his way to the shower all on his own, or risk his legs collapsing beneath him in the process.
Healing will, undoubtedly, play a part in their aftercare, but the deep sense of satisfaction as well as intimacy provided by the more 'practical' approaches cannot and should not be replaced.]
I am certainly just as pleased as you are, getting your way as you did.
[As he always does. Steadily, he helps to guide his partner towards the small washroom their lodgings had come equipped with, careful to go slowly as he monitors the unsteadiness of Hythlodaeus' progress.]
I'll admit, it almost seems a shame to clean you up after a display like that.
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[That self-satisfied smile of his pulls slightly to one side even as he secures his hold around Hythlodaeus' waist, reaching to take his wrist and guide his partner's arm over his shoulders. Pleased as he may be with the result of his hard work, he's not about to let his lover stumble his way to the shower all on his own, or risk his legs collapsing beneath him in the process.
Healing will, undoubtedly, play a part in their aftercare, but the deep sense of satisfaction as well as intimacy provided by the more 'practical' approaches cannot and should not be replaced.]
I am certainly just as pleased as you are, getting your way as you did.
[As he always does. Steadily, he helps to guide his partner towards the small washroom their lodgings had come equipped with, careful to go slowly as he monitors the unsteadiness of Hythlodaeus' progress.]
I'll admit, it almost seems a shame to clean you up after a display like that.