[That question gets a little bit of a pout from Ren, as he drops his hand from his face again so he can rest his arms on his bent knee.] Don't say things like that. Kai is very important to me. Right, Kai?
[A pointed, slight twist of the heel, and Kai hisses quietly, glaring back at Ren in a way that only makes him smile wider. Another twist, though, and he relents, still looking at Ren to excuse himself from having to look at Juno instead. Even if he instigated this with the expectation he might be put in this position, Kai's pride means he has his limitations.]
...This isn't unusual. For us. Don't mistake it for hostility. [His voice is deeper and more serious than Ren's, making a valiant effort to remain relatively monotone but not quite getting there, especially considering the way Ren bends down afterwards, leaning on his knee and putting most of his (not that considerable, but enough when Kai's in this position) weight on that particular point of his spine.]
I'll have to tell my Kai all about this whenever he wakes up, I think he might blush as hard as you are...or maybe punch me. [Or both. Victory either way.
Juno's body language hasn't gone unnoticed, though, and Ren turns his head towards him. It's tilted in a manner that almost looks like innocent confusion, but that far from benign smile has crept back onto his face again in the absence of the faux-offended pouting.]
You look tense, Juno-san. Is there something wrong~? [While the breathiness is slowly trailing out of his tone in the absence of Kai being particularly entertaining to him, it's still decidedly deeper and darker than anything Ren had broken out during their previous conversation. He still wears the same playful lilt and curious, almost childish tones, but standing against this manner of speech, it almost sounds toying.]
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[A pointed, slight twist of the heel, and Kai hisses quietly, glaring back at Ren in a way that only makes him smile wider. Another twist, though, and he relents, still looking at Ren to excuse himself from having to look at Juno instead. Even if he instigated this with the expectation he might be put in this position, Kai's pride means he has his limitations.]
...This isn't unusual. For us. Don't mistake it for hostility. [His voice is deeper and more serious than Ren's, making a valiant effort to remain relatively monotone but not quite getting there, especially considering the way Ren bends down afterwards, leaning on his knee and putting most of his (not that considerable, but enough when Kai's in this position) weight on that particular point of his spine.]
I'll have to tell my Kai all about this whenever he wakes up, I think he might blush as hard as you are...or maybe punch me. [Or both. Victory either way.
Juno's body language hasn't gone unnoticed, though, and Ren turns his head towards him. It's tilted in a manner that almost looks like innocent confusion, but that far from benign smile has crept back onto his face again in the absence of the faux-offended pouting.]
You look tense, Juno-san. Is there something wrong~? [While the breathiness is slowly trailing out of his tone in the absence of Kai being particularly entertaining to him, it's still decidedly deeper and darker than anything Ren had broken out during their previous conversation. He still wears the same playful lilt and curious, almost childish tones, but standing against this manner of speech, it almost sounds toying.]