He reaches over combing fingers through the others hair.

_{being touched was uncommon for him. even more so these days. it took a while to get used to anyone being around him. let alone them getting close enough to the point where he’d allow them to get near him. still, there was a flinch; if only for a moment. “don’t stop,” he finally managed to get out after around ten seconds of silence as he leaned into the other’s fingers. “—not now.”}