[ He lifts a hand to touch the back of Leona's head, feeling his heart race faster at that admission. Leona doesn't talk about his feelings often, but saying that...

He draws his fingers into his hair to stroke, leaning his cheek against his head and turning to kiss the back of Leona's little lion ear. ]

Then let's focus on now.

[ Vil just. Worries. ]

... are you hungry? We've been reading for a while. We can finish writing this up later.

[ His arm around Leona's back slowly, slowly... slides down to let his fingers brush against the base of his tail. ]