“Hmm,” was the only response he seemed able to express, his eyelids sliding shut again. He was afraid he was going to fall asleep at this rate, not that it wouldn’t have been welcome after the... demanding day he’d had, but the mere thought of giving this up so soon sent his skin prickling in protest.

He adjusted his position again in an effort to wake himself up as well as afford himself a better angle, now facing Zelos a bit more than the TV. Although he sill had his uncertainties about the whole situation, it seemed those inhibitions were drifting further away from the forefront of his mind as he combed his fingers through Zelos’ hair with little more than a second thought.