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For a split second her eyes widened, but only a soft gasp left her lips as she fell backwards into his embrace. His lap could probably fit two of her, && his sturdy chest against her back was comfortable unlike it’s appearance. It was like sitting on a grand throne, yet even though it was comfortable, the intimacy made her cheeks light up; it was not respectable of a woman to sit on a man’s lap back home, && she still always felt the proper young woman in her rage at such moments.
Chise ignored them anyway to the best of her ability…was Elias counting though? As if she could not hear it under his breath that was tickling the top of her head.
❝ If you don’t mind me asking, but why are you counting? ❞
Elias could tell the difference in their sizes. as he could literally hide her in his coat if he really wanted to. but his coat wasn’t in reach at the moment, so of course that wasn’t what he was going to do.
“Five... Six...” his counting halted for a moment
“Oxytocin is said to be released into the human brain when a being feels secure. A 20 second hug is the quickest way to make a human feel safe in their environment... you are a human, and I wanted to see if this was true.” a purely innocent claim from the Magus.
