[ He likely won't until he's already starting to flip out about it. Right now he feels like he's revealed plenty enough vulnerability and weakness and he's starting to feel like he's leaking or something and he doesn't realize that saying it to her now, relatively calmly, would be better than blurting it out after it's clearly started to really bother him.
Yeahhhhhhhh. They're a very special pair.
That too, he eyes first, evaluating, sizing up, then slowly takes it, lowering to sit on the edge of the bed, about three-quarters facing her. ] Yeah. Yeah, it- [ Breathe. Breathe. You still can, so breathe. ] It'll be fine.
/keeps purring
Yeahhhhhhhh. They're a very special pair.
That too, he eyes first, evaluating, sizing up, then slowly takes it, lowering to sit on the edge of the bed, about three-quarters facing her. ] Yeah. Yeah, it- [ Breathe. Breathe. You still can, so breathe. ] It'll be fine.