[What happens is just the same. The bone is something he can touch without problem, but when his fingers try to brush Dextera's, they slip away. He clutches the bone angrily in his hand, nearly wanting to crush it right there—
But he stops himself, and passes it back with a quiet understanding. This is his punishment. He'd had no problem with his housemates before he left, so he knows what this is, too. This is specific to Dextera. This is specific because they'd found what would bother him the most and they ruined it.
His heart sinks and his stomach knots and he stares at Dextera's hand as his own drops away.]
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But he stops himself, and passes it back with a quiet understanding. This is his punishment. He'd had no problem with his housemates before he left, so he knows what this is, too. This is specific to Dextera. This is specific because they'd found what would bother him the most and they ruined it.
His heart sinks and his stomach knots and he stares at Dextera's hand as his own drops away.]