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[maltesefalcon]

“That’s a nice, large question. I don’t know.” All the tools he has for courting an eisfurra don’t apply here. Watson doesn’t even know what giving a pretty bird one of your feathers means.

[lightconductor]

He does not!

"Well, I am willing to try. I may very much not know the entirety of what I am getting into, but..." Watson shakes his head again. "Well, I daresay that's never stopped me before."

It's a decision, and sounds like it.

[maltesefalcon]

“Well. I don’t know what I’m doing, either. I’ve never been with a man, or a human. But I like spending time with you, and I like how warm and gentle your hands are. And I want for you to be safe and happy and never bored.”

That’s love, right?

[lightconductor]

Watson smiles without looking at Cerrit, a sort of private, inward-facing smile.

"You have been my greatest comfort here," he says. "I have been... very lonely, for some time, and it has been good to have companionship again, with someone whose nature seems to fit alongside my own." A pause. "Not too safe, please, as I like a little bit of risk to keep me sharp."