"You had…" He showed her the black residue on his thumb. "Ash."
Her mouth opened. Closed. Her cat ears flattened against her hair, then shot straight up. A flush crawled from her neck to her jaw, visible even in firelight.
"I-yea,. Thanks." She didn't move away. Her weight shifted forward, almost effortlessly, like her body had decided to close the distance her brain hadn't approved yet.
[Dragonfangs29]: THERE SHE IS
[daisycattt]: THERE SHE IS OH MY GOD
[Kyle_Kolinski]: DID HE TOUCH HER? WHAT THE HELL DID WE MISS??
[Wolfbane_195]: I AM LOOKING RESPECTFULLY
[HiimFrog]: IM NOT
Noir appeared at his other side, vibrating with suppressed tension, her tail lashing. She pressed her shoulder against his arm, a little territorial and stared up at him with an expression that said she'd been waiting exactly twelve minutes and not a second more.
Liam dropped his hand to the top of her head and scratched gently behind one ear. "Patience," he murmured.
