Lilia truly means to use him as a seat? This seems... entirely improper, at his age! Malleus' face is uncharacteristically warm. In fact, all of this is warm, including Lilia, who sits on Malleus' lap like there is nothing at all unusual about this.
He is being teased, too. This is not at all what Malleus had signed up for when he'd come to urge Lilia to go to bed; now here he is, in this computer chair, with Lilia's back against his chest. Malleus sits very, very still, careful not to shift too much. Why? Because- Because that would be rude, obviously. Wait- Is this not rude of Lilia in the first place?!
...He smells rather nice. Familiar, nostalgic. No, Malleus is not sniffing the man who raised him; he simply has a rather sharp sense of smell.
"I do not think you'll find a game I am likely to enjoy." His voice is deadpan, distracted as he is by how soft Lilia's hair looks.
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He is being teased, too. This is not at all what Malleus had signed up for when he'd come to urge Lilia to go to bed; now here he is, in this computer chair, with Lilia's back against his chest. Malleus sits very, very still, careful not to shift too much. Why? Because- Because that would be rude, obviously. Wait- Is this not rude of Lilia in the first place?!
...He smells rather nice. Familiar, nostalgic. No, Malleus is not sniffing the man who raised him; he simply has a rather sharp sense of smell.
"I do not think you'll find a game I am likely to enjoy." His voice is deadpan, distracted as he is by how soft Lilia's hair looks.