[Again, his tone is gentle. And, as she moves closer, Dezel brings that arm around her, fingers brushing her shoulder as she settles against him, head resting on his chest.]
Mm. Just try to get some rest.
[For a moment or two after Rose finds her place alongside him, the two practically cuddled up together in the darkened room, Dezel remains a little on the tense side. Though as he adjusts his own position a bit and settles back with his eyes closed, allowing himself to gently rub at her shoulder and upper arm a little, he starts to relax. His thoughts drift back to that time following his return from Glenwood, when Rose had sat with him on the floor of her room, leaned up against him, holding his hand...and he realizes how much he missed the easy contact between them then, despite the difficult point he'd just come back from.]
[Rose may not be perfect. She may be more enthusiastic than Dezel can handle well at times, troublesome at points, lacking in table manners and all else... But whether because of or in spite of those things, he loves her. He loves her dearly. And even though the last week has been one of the most difficult he's faced since his own arrival on Empatheias, he knows he'd do it all again just for moments like this one.]
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[Again, his tone is gentle. And, as she moves closer, Dezel brings that arm around her, fingers brushing her shoulder as she settles against him, head resting on his chest.]
Mm. Just try to get some rest.
[For a moment or two after Rose finds her place alongside him, the two practically cuddled up together in the darkened room, Dezel remains a little on the tense side. Though as he adjusts his own position a bit and settles back with his eyes closed, allowing himself to gently rub at her shoulder and upper arm a little, he starts to relax. His thoughts drift back to that time following his return from Glenwood, when Rose had sat with him on the floor of her room, leaned up against him, holding his hand...and he realizes how much he missed the easy contact between them then, despite the difficult point he'd just come back from.]
[Rose may not be perfect. She may be more enthusiastic than Dezel can handle well at times, troublesome at points, lacking in table manners and all else... But whether because of or in spite of those things, he loves her. He loves her dearly. And even though the last week has been one of the most difficult he's faced since his own arrival on Empatheias, he knows he'd do it all again just for moments like this one.]
Goodnight, Rose... Sleep well.