[Because it's one of the first things Connor ever said to him.
He knows he's being absolutely fucked with at this very moment, but it doesn't make the way he feels about it any less real. His breath still catches, the hairs on the back of his neck still prickle and he feels a pleasant peak in his feelings before his heart sinks and his stomach drops and he loses the good vibes almost instantly.
It's a visible shift in his face, the way he almost leans in and then shies away. He doesn't want to be cold, but it is standoffish when he leans his head back from his ear.]
Ceej..
[He starts. He wishes he didn't start. Should've just done the push ups.]
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[Because it's one of the first things Connor ever said to him.
He knows he's being absolutely fucked with at this very moment, but it doesn't make the way he feels about it any less real. His breath still catches, the hairs on the back of his neck still prickle and he feels a pleasant peak in his feelings before his heart sinks and his stomach drops and he loses the good vibes almost instantly.
It's a visible shift in his face, the way he almost leans in and then shies away. He doesn't want to be cold, but it is standoffish when he leans his head back from his ear.]
Ceej..
[He starts. He wishes he didn't start. Should've just done the push ups.]