[ he's said as much before, but ish feels like he can never properly express what hwylryn's affection does for him. it loosens the scars around his chest and warms his heart every single time without fail.

naturally he accommodates the shifting too, using the change in their positioning to run his fingers through tresses of silver. the motion has quickly become a comfort for him even in the short time they've been together.

his mood lightened, he manages to laugh lightly at the suggestion. not manic this time, but amused. ]

I was doing that before I started with this plan where I kidnapped you. But are you sure that's something you want to do? [ ish will only learn in the coming days just how vicious his sweetheart can be. destroying an entire kingdom usually isn't a date topic too. ]