"I don't see the goal in this, Patton."
"I just want to help you relax!! You've been working so hard putting together a schedule for Thomas and enforcing it and it's been working you to the bone!"
Logan sighed for what felt like - and most definitely was - the fifth time in this interaction. "You've stated that, Patton, I just don't see how this is supposed to help me."
Despite his protests again the logic of Patton's plan, he made no move to fight the other as the moral side slid onto his waist. He was laying on his stomach on the couch, head in his arms, shirt discarded begrudgingly on the floor with Patton now straddling his waist above him.
"When Roman feels really stressed, I sometimes give him back massages. It helps work out some of his tension, and it also just feels really nice and relaxing." Patton explained.
Logan hummed. "I can see how he'd find the activity relaxing, however, I'm not Roman."
"I know that, Lo, I just want to help you out, and maybe it'll have the same affect for you." The unsure tone Patton's voice had taken on the longer they discussed this had Logan softening. He sighed for the sixth time.
"Alright, Patton. I'll entertain your idea."
The moral side lit up. "Awesome! Now just lay back and relax."
Logan obliged, flinching when Patton's cool hands met his shoulders. He wasn't used to much physical contact, especially of this nature, so it did feel a bit odd. But... he had to admit, as Patton began massaging into his shoulders and he realized just how tense his muscles were, it did feel nice.
"Mmph," Logan groaned when Patton hit a particularly painful knot. "I admit this is... Rather nice, but not exactly relaxing."
"Sorry, I'm trying to be gentle," Patron apologized. His touch lightened, moving down to work gently at the muscles in Logan's back. It was nice, and definitely reaching more into the 'relaxing' category until Patton's fingers grazed a little too far outwards. Logan's breath hitched, stiffening.
"Logan?" Patton called, sounding worried. "Did I hurt you? I'm sorry, I thought I was being more gentle, let me-"
"It's quite alright Patton," Logan said, forcing himself to relax. "You didn't hurt me."
"Then why..?" Patton started, then seemed to abandon his question with what felt like a shake of the head. Despite Logan's words, his touch lightened even more, and Logan held his breath when swipes of tingles zipped up his spine. His leg twitched in response.
He tried to hold still, he really did, but it felt like his body was being hijacked by something. Not something, the thing, and if Patton didn't stop-
"P-Patton-" Logan tried, blinking at the unnaturally high pitch of his voice. "I think I'm relaxed enough, you can stohop now-" the giggle slipped out against his will, and he froze. Patton's hand froze as well, stilling against his back.
Neither of them spoke, and silence spread between them for what felt like a full minute, but then suddenly there was a hand scribbling into his lower back.
The dam broke free, unable to hold back his titterations. His hand jerked back to scramble for Patton's hand as surprised laughter broke free from the logical side. "Pahahatton!"
Patton giggled right back. "Aww, Logan, I didn't know you were ticklish!"
"Cohohome on, this is-! Nohoho!" Patton scribbled his fingers up higher, hitting the spot right between his shoulderblades, and Logan's giggling pitched, shoulders shaking. His feet kicked out behind him, doing nothing but provide a relief from the attack on his nervous system.
"Aww, such a pretty laugh you have!" Patton cooed. "I didn't know backs could be this ticklish. You should've told me about this sooner!"
"I dihihidn't-! I didn't-! I dihihihidn't knohohow!" Logan said between his pitched giggling fit, giving up on trying to reach behind himself for Patton's hand. He slung his arm over the top of his head, giggling heartily into the other.
He squeaked when Patton's second hand joined the fun and both scribbled lightly and purposefully over Logan's shoulder blades, feet kicking into the couch.
"A tickle-tickle-tickle!" Patton teased, igniting a blush on Logan's face. "Hm, I wonder..."
Logan wasn't left to wonder for long at what that meant before he felt lips between his shoulder blades and a raspberry was blown. He shrieked, throwing his head back and bonking Patton's head in the process. He seemed unharmed as he sat up and went rigth back to scribbling. Thankfully, Patton was merciful enough to only do that trick once, but Logan felt overwhelmed by the tingling lighting up his back.
"PahahaHAHAtton plehehehease!!" Logan gasped out, shaking his head and flexing his hand in his hair.
Patton giggled, giving one last good tickle before stopping. Logan caught his breath, turning his head to the side to breathe fresh air and ignoring the mess he'd made of his hair. "Sorry Lo, that was just too adorable to pass up." Patton said with a smile. "You okay?"
"Quite alright," Logan replied after a moment, trying to wipe the smile off his face as he readjusted his messed up glasses. "No thanks to you."
Patton laughed. "Oh please, you never told me to stop."
A blush bloomed on Logan's face as he quickly cleared his throat. "A miscalculation!"
"Whatever you say Logan," Patton said fondly. "Now, do you still want that massage? No tickles this time, I promise." A pause. "On purpose, anyways."
Logan considered. A beat passed, two, before he buried his face into his arms. "...Yes, please."










