[ Is it bad that he finds some kind of twisted satisfaction in seeing the struggle her bruises cause her? Yeah, it probably is... but just because he realizes that, doesn't mean he's planning on changing it.
He wastes no time in drying up, letting Ai do the same... as well as whatever else she has to do, in which Oberon watches her intently. Part of it is continuing to admire his handiwork... the bruises having been soothed by both him and the warm water, but still dark as ever.
...But mostly it's so that the instant he's done, he can scoop her up into his arms before she even has to ask. ]
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[ Is it bad that he finds some kind of twisted satisfaction in seeing the struggle her bruises cause her? Yeah, it probably is... but just because he realizes that, doesn't mean he's planning on changing it.
He wastes no time in drying up, letting Ai do the same... as well as whatever else she has to do, in which Oberon watches her intently. Part of it is continuing to admire his handiwork... the bruises having been soothed by both him and the warm water, but still dark as ever.
...But mostly it's so that the instant he's done, he can scoop her up into his arms before she even has to ask. ]