[ If Dion is starved to receive touch, Joshua is just as starved to give it. Dion is already keenly aware that he is a very physically affectionate person, at least, and the fact that Dion all but melts into the touch makes him tip his head, smile softening. ]

I am glad that you think so.

[ The mirth in those eyes makes him want to lean in to kiss him again. But... they have tea to get to. He can't give in to his whims just yet. ]

But I fear it isn't enough. It is only a feather, and while it is mine, I have shed more than this in the past.