[ Bastien's relaxed enough for the tickling to make him nearly laugh—a hitched noise in this throat—but he nods and rubs a hand over his face, leaving behind an expression with much less heat mixed in with the amusement.
It's not directly related; Byerly wouldn't be acting on it either way. But it's only a couple of mental stepping stones to arrive at, ]
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It's not directly related; Byerly wouldn't be acting on it either way. But it's only a couple of mental stepping stones to arrive at, ]
Are we a secret?