Lotte was careful, even as she tucked and smoothed the blanket, not to touch Alastor directly. She knew enough to know he preferred to initiate contact, if they made any at all, and though she did greatly enjoy this little game of escalation, she had no desire to truly make him uncomfortable.
Still, she was curious where the boundaries lay. Just how much he'd let her get away with it.
She wasn't used to touch - giving or receiving - but she wasn't necessarily afraid of it. At least, that's what she told herself.
"Lucky for you I'm good when it comes to fire."
She wasn't, however, as prepared for his next comment. Lotte's head snapped up and she stared at him, frozen still by the sudden thud in her chest. Lotte didn't need to see her face to know the color it was. She could feel the heat flood her cheeks, straight up to her ears, thankfully covered by her hair.
"I'm certainly no-" She opened her mouth to finish protesting, but her brain managed to jumpstart itself again, and Lotte knew from the amused glint in Alastor's eyes that he was teasing her. Looking to get a rise out of her, payment in kind for her invasion of his space.
Sleep. She was keen on him sleeping.
Lotte averted her eyes with a huff. "If you don't sleep now, you'll just delay all our fun in New Orleans. I'll have to go out on the town and explore while you catch up on your beauty rest at the house."
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Lotte was careful, even as she tucked and smoothed the blanket, not to touch Alastor directly. She knew enough to know he preferred to initiate contact, if they made any at all, and though she did greatly enjoy this little game of escalation, she had no desire to truly make him uncomfortable.
Still, she was curious where the boundaries lay. Just how much he'd let her get away with it.
She wasn't used to touch - giving or receiving - but she wasn't necessarily afraid of it. At least, that's what she told herself.
"Lucky for you I'm good when it comes to fire."
She wasn't, however, as prepared for his next comment. Lotte's head snapped up and she stared at him, frozen still by the sudden thud in her chest. Lotte didn't need to see her face to know the color it was. She could feel the heat flood her cheeks, straight up to her ears, thankfully covered by her hair.
"I'm certainly no-" She opened her mouth to finish protesting, but her brain managed to jumpstart itself again, and Lotte knew from the amused glint in Alastor's eyes that he was teasing her. Looking to get a rise out of her, payment in kind for her invasion of his space.
Sleep. She was keen on him sleeping.
Lotte averted her eyes with a huff. "If you don't sleep now, you'll just delay all our fun in New Orleans. I'll have to go out on the town and explore while you catch up on your beauty rest at the house."