Are you sure that's not your being high maintenance? I'm perfectly fine with my books where they are, you know.
[ He's teasing, but - actually, it sort of makes sense the more he thinks about it despite putting basically no thought into that response. It was automatic, comfortable in a way in which he didn't have to dissect anything leading up to or going into it, and warm like that kiss pressed to his palm.
Same for the laughter from him following any mention of stamina and the spin that's a pleasant surprise, though it's not without a roll of his eyes he waits to offer until Sylvain reels him back. ]
Clearly. I'd hate to think of you having to give up in the middle of this dance just because you're winded.
[ Because that's the sort of stamina they're clearly talking about, and now it's Claude's turn to steal a kiss to preemptively quite any comments about to happen. Just for a few seconds, anyway. ]
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[ He's teasing, but - actually, it sort of makes sense the more he thinks about it despite putting basically no thought into that response. It was automatic, comfortable in a way in which he didn't have to dissect anything leading up to or going into it, and warm like that kiss pressed to his palm.
Same for the laughter from him following any mention of stamina and the spin that's a pleasant surprise, though it's not without a roll of his eyes he waits to offer until Sylvain reels him back. ]
Clearly. I'd hate to think of you having to give up in the middle of this dance just because you're winded.
[ Because that's the sort of stamina they're clearly talking about, and now it's Claude's turn to steal a kiss to preemptively quite any comments about to happen. Just for a few seconds, anyway. ]