The moment Ren was about to apologize for his cold fingers, he touched Weiss’ skin and felt an even cooler temperature under his fingertips. How Weiss managed to be so cold, yet still comfortable, was beyond him. Standing behind her, he unclasped her bolero with steady hands, and very gently pulled it back over her shoulders, letting it simply slip down her arms. Folding it semi-neatly, he set it at the foot of the bed and moved on to her dress.
He stayed quiet as he laid her hair over the front of her shoulder, and he rested one hand on her waist as if to signal that he was going to be touching her more. He stepped just a bit closer to undo the belt around her waist, letting it unravel into his palm, and it came to join her jacket on the bed. Next, he unclasped the back of her dress and let it pool to the floor around her ankles.
“Sit,” he instructed softly, pressing a kiss to Weiss’ bare shoulder before walking over to the bag in which she kept her plain nightgown. Pulling it out, he moved to stand in front of her, and eased it over her head to slip down her body. Once she was comfortably covered, Ren knelt down and began to untie the ribbons on her shoes.
“If you need me tonight,” he murmured, taking her shoes off and setting them beside the bed, “I can stay with you until you fall asleep.” His now-warm fingers brushed against her calf before he stood up once more. He looked over her for a moment, and then gently removed the decorative pin from her hair. He held it in his hand and looked down at it curiously. Hesitation ate at his throat.
“May I... brush out your hair?”