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- First of all: so fucking touch starved
- Ik we’re all thinking it
- You have to ease into giving him physical affection even though he wants tons of it all the time
- Once a little while after you started dating he tried to cuddle with you like cats do where you’re just kind of tangled together and flopped on top of each other
- You started to play with his hair
- “Do that more”
- After a minute you realized your shoulder was damp
- “Are you good?”
- “Yeah,” his voice cracked and you could tell he was crying pretty hard
- “I can stop if it’s too-”
- “No, I want this - I…”
- You knew what he ment
- It was like a hot bath
- It’s nice and relaxing once you’re in there, but if you get into the water too fast it’s too hot
- You knew him well enough at this point to know what he was thinking
- He doesn’t want you to feel bad
- He was frustrated with himself cause he wants kisses and cuddles so why is he getting overwhelmed??????
- It’s like putting lotion on really dry skin
- It’s moisturizing and nice and fixes the problem but it also hurts until it heals enough to not hurt
- You get into a different position so you’re sitting close to him
- “Baby steps”
- You toss your arm around him and rest your head on his shoulder
- He’s okay with that
- It takes a while for him to warm up but dude once he does
- Ajhf;adkjsldk
- Smwn described him as a cat boyfriend and
- Yup
- That’s it
- He still feels rlly weird abt his prosthetic
- He’s working through it but it takes time yk
- But a lot of times either in public or whatever when he’s wearing it the way he gives you a kiss is rlly cute
- He just kind of presses the bottom part of the mask on your cheek or head and makes a little kiss noise
- If you kiss his cheek when his prosthetic is on he’ll blush so hard his ears go pink
- Basically you not acting weird or uncomfy makes him feel a lot less weird and uncomfy
- But not like ignoring it or pretending it’s not there either
- Just like being accepting is
- [chef’s kiss]
- Amazing
- He loves hugs a really really lot
- He missed out on a lot of hugs and hand holding and is eager to catch up
- Another way he gives affection when he’s wearing his prosthetic is by squeezing your hand
- It’s like a non face peck
- You usually let him set the tone for what he’s comfy with cause you know
- Overcoming a lifetime of trauma isn’t really linear
- So some days you hold/squeeze hands a lot and some days it’s kisses and a couple days when he’s over at your place (which he is a lot) he doesn’t even wear it
- Like we all know how chill he is
- Like hey arnold levels of chill
- But not when it comes to kisses and cuddles
- No way dude
- Ohmygod don’t even get me started on doing his hair
- He wore pigtails to keep his prosthetic up and ended up liking them as a style thing too
- You do all kinds of hairstyles on him when yall are in the mood to
- Space buns
- Braids
- You gave him ariana grande hair and he just went apeshit
- This happened
- He kind of rubs against you like a cat
- Also if gizmo likes you
- Sweet baby jesus
- He falls harder
- Which surprises him honestly
- He loves resting his head on your tummy
- He thinks it’s so cute when he can hear the little gurgles
- Loves resting his head in your lap too
- Just kind of hugs yr thigh and chills there
- Almost falls asleep like 75% of the time
- He thinks you haven’t noticed
- You have
shhh- You sometimes rub his back or arm if your hand is free
- He loves the way you smell
- Even when you’re not wearing perfume or cologne or body spray or anything
- Just your personal blend of body wash and laundry detergent and shampoo make his heart go !!! c:
- Once he gets rlly comfy he starts to forget when yall are in public
- Like once the gang was in the courtyard before school
- He just plopped down w his head in yr lap
- You started tracing shapes on his arm like usual
- Everyone else was a lil confused but rolled w it cause you seemed normal
- It makes them really happy when they see you and Sal being any kind of touchy or cuddly cause they know you’re taking good care of each other
- Especially of him
- But yeah
- Absolute snuggle bug
- Bls be gentle w him