[Admittedly, he does enjoy seeing her flushed and flustered, but there's a fine line to be walked, a delicate balance between affectionate teasing and making her genuinely uncomfortable. His smile softens, and he shakes his head brief before leaning in to lightly press a kiss to the tip of her nose in turn once she's through with her stretch.
He'll relent, for now, but he's glad to know she grasps his meaning.]
I don't think anyone could ever accuse you of doing anything half-heartedly, that's for certain.
[It's one of the many things he admires in her so much.]
Arguing is perhaps a bit closer. In disagreement? Suppose it hardly matters now.
[It's over. He hopes it stays over, though he knows they'll have other obstacles ahead. The difficulties she's feeling are hardly ones that can be banished so easily, and he knows he's not without his own complexities.]
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[Admittedly, he does enjoy seeing her flushed and flustered, but there's a fine line to be walked, a delicate balance between affectionate teasing and making her genuinely uncomfortable. His smile softens, and he shakes his head brief before leaning in to lightly press a kiss to the tip of her nose in turn once she's through with her stretch.
He'll relent, for now, but he's glad to know she grasps his meaning.]
I don't think anyone could ever accuse you of doing anything half-heartedly, that's for certain.
[It's one of the many things he admires in her so much.]
Arguing is perhaps a bit closer. In disagreement? Suppose it hardly matters now.
[It's over. He hopes it stays over, though he knows they'll have other obstacles ahead. The difficulties she's feeling are hardly ones that can be banished so easily, and he knows he's not without his own complexities.]