Normally he might protest but this was Tae talking. One of the few people who understood him through and through. He felt comfortable around her. So he managed a smile through his squished face. He wasn’t the brightest and she was quite aware but that was ok. He had his qurks.
“At least I have that, right?” he replied with a laugh. “And you love me~!”
The mere fact Tae was actually not threatening to rip Shou’s cheeks off was enough to show that she actually did care about him. Anyone else, she’d be openly hostile, ready to maim at any given moment - But Shou.... That bond they shared, it was enough to keep her murderous tendencies under control.
She released his face, her hands moving to her own face, a small squeal escaping her.
《 TAE 》 “ Heehee, yes, yes, Shou. I love you! I love you more than I love seeing the horrified expressions of the common folk! “