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Affectionate gestures. (Accepting!)
An idle caress over Alastor's back halts when Pentious' claws meet a scar he hasn't felt before. Again. It has either been received recently, or it's always been there and has drowned in the sea of many. Too many. Both possibilities are sad.
The snake always makes sure to not bring overbearing attention towards the many old wounds, plenty surely from gruesome incidents. He doesn't want Alastor to feel that it's all Pentious sees when he looks at him, or that Alastor is ugly or undesirable because of them. And he isn't, certainly not. But Pentious still feels sorry for him. Still wants to comfort him.
His finger continues tracing, following the lines on Alastor's skin as the Radio Demon lies next to him, back turned towards Pentious. Though Pentious knows that Alastor is smiling, he wonders what feeling the expression is hiding right now. Did Alastor notice that Pentious' caresses halted? Can he guess why, and if so, is he embarrassed? Or does he mind at all?
"Hmm," Pentious says, tapping a gentle claw against the marred skin. He hopes his reassuring smile reaches through the tips of his fingers.
"I don't think this 'map' shows a way to Lulu World or the Gluttony Ring. How should I interpret it? I wonder, where does it lead?"
