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[ guren may no longer be verbally bullying him, but this feels like teasing, anyway. he must know that the fingers at his neck are already doing something, and having a hand along his side makes dextera's breath quicken, slightly. they touch each other. that's normal. they touch each other a lot, and so there's a precedent for this kind of thing—but maybe it's the fact that they almost died that makes this seem like something more. ]

Guren.

[ another protest? a request? he untucks his face, and guren can probably see that even dextera isn't sure what he wants. ]

You don't—

[ you don't have to do this. ]