[It's true that he can be, and usually is, much more forward than this. Back home, he has status and money and power; he doesn't have to try very hard if he just wants to fuck. Here, he's been stripped of all that - and if people like Éowyn go around spreading shit about him, there won't be a damn thing he can do about it.
It's not that he feels insecure, heavens, no. That word isn't even in his vocabulary! He's just... you know... playing on the defensive.
His hand moves in, a thumb pressing softly at her inner thigh, hunting for a more sensitive spot. He leans closer, too; if Yenh lets him, close enough to feel his breath on her skin.]
You know what, Yenh? You deserve to know you're gorgeous.
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It's not that he feels insecure, heavens, no. That word isn't even in his vocabulary! He's just... you know... playing on the defensive.
His hand moves in, a thumb pressing softly at her inner thigh, hunting for a more sensitive spot. He leans closer, too; if Yenh lets him, close enough to feel his breath on her skin.]
You know what, Yenh? You deserve to know you're gorgeous.