( Except that he's grinning too hard beside Nate's ear to really pull it off, and he's a little preoccupied with the way he's snaking fingertips up Nate's stomach. It's light, it's barely anything, just ghosting over the ridges of muscle and the curve of his ribs.
It's half one of those soft, intimate feel-good gestures, half probing to see if he can't catch a nerve the right way and get him to jolt. Whether it gets his blood pressure up or earns a spasm, either way's a win. )
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( A mock-condescending coo. )
That's embarrassing.
( Except that he's grinning too hard beside Nate's ear to really pull it off, and he's a little preoccupied with the way he's snaking fingertips up Nate's stomach. It's light, it's barely anything, just ghosting over the ridges of muscle and the curve of his ribs.
It's half one of those soft, intimate feel-good gestures, half probing to see if he can't catch a nerve the right way and get him to jolt. Whether it gets his blood pressure up or earns a spasm, either way's a win. )