[...Ah. Right, this is part of 'cuddling,' but Diluc's expression stiffens and his gaze falls off Ellis. Being touched like this is nice, warm in a way he's no longer intimately familiar with, but he's only realizing through experiencing it that it may be more than he can handle.
This isn't for him— the sort of man he is, more a vehicle for vengeance than a proper human being. He eases out of Ellis' touch because he can no longer stand being handled so gently.]
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This isn't for him— the sort of man he is, more a vehicle for vengeance than a proper human being. He eases out of Ellis' touch because he can no longer stand being handled so gently.]
...Sorry.
[He can't handle it after all.]