My favourite part of "did you think I was made of stone" is how complicated it is. He almost says it defensively, embarrassed at his body showing Damen what he wants, but it implies:
Laurent thinks someone would have to be made of stone not to want Damen
He wants Damen
He is worried Damen doesn't understand that he wants him
If only in that moment, he isn't afraid of making himself vulnerable to Damen and reminding him that he's soft flesh, not hard stone
And in reminding Damen of this, he's asking to be treated gently, even as, we learn later, he was expecting not to be
And Damen hears every one of these latter implications. It's why he responds with what seems like the non-sequitor, "nothing you don't want".












