[She lights up. The loss of a warm ball of fur on her lap might make her sad any other moment, but she is quick to realize that her devious jokes worked. Not that she wants to manipulate him into getting a hug out of it, but it's the whole fact that she can.
To think that about seven months ago she didn't know if it was okay to touch him, if that was welcomed, given the state he arrived in. They've made progress in leaps and bounds, and she knows why - it's honesty. And the fact that he, like her, doesn't back down from a challenge, even if it's a pain in the ass.
She's smiling triumphantly when he shifts closer, and scoots closer herself. Instead of just her calves on his lap, now it's her knees. She's not sitting on it, that would be too much, but she thinks scooting closer will be more comfortable for both parties involved, so there she goes, inch after inch until her butt touches the side of his thigh.
Close enough.] That's the rule.
[Because she can, because this isn't another one of those unattainable things, she leans in and wraps her arms around him, chin on his shoulder.]
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To think that about seven months ago she didn't know if it was okay to touch him, if that was welcomed, given the state he arrived in. They've made progress in leaps and bounds, and she knows why - it's honesty. And the fact that he, like her, doesn't back down from a challenge, even if it's a pain in the ass.
She's smiling triumphantly when he shifts closer, and scoots closer herself. Instead of just her calves on his lap, now it's her knees. She's not sitting on it, that would be too much, but she thinks scooting closer will be more comfortable for both parties involved, so there she goes, inch after inch until her butt touches the side of his thigh.
Close enough.] That's the rule.
[Because she can, because this isn't another one of those unattainable things, she leans in and wraps her arms around him, chin on his shoulder.]