[ this feels better, the levity between them less forced now—honest, in talking about that stupid shirt. dextera is glad that his own clothes are durable and easily repaired, because he's not sure that he could stand wearing something like that! guren pulls it off, but only because he looks extremely confident in it. ]
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[ he's still covering his mouth, but his eyes are smiling even as he tries to move away from guren's playful, punishing pinches. he shakes his head again, but it feels like he's saying a lot—defensive, ultimately meaningless things, but the silence somehow gives the aura of a conversation where dextera tries really hard to insist that the shirt is fine. ]
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[ he's still covering his mouth, but his eyes are smiling even as he tries to move away from guren's playful, punishing pinches. he shakes his head again, but it feels like he's saying a lot—defensive, ultimately meaningless things, but the silence somehow gives the aura of a conversation where dextera tries really hard to insist that the shirt is fine. ]