[ it's more reassuring than he would be with most people, and for good reason. Silver is among the handful of close acquaintances and confidants he would say he could reliably trust. that wasn't exactly a position given lightly.
he's familiar enough with the costume so as to be able to unfasten it with relative ease and swiftness. it begged the question of whether or not Malleus himself might have tried it on in the privacy of his room if not for the way it had looked relatively untouched when he'd first presented it to the other. the shirt is unfastened and opened with a dexterous sweep of his hands, loosening the collar enough for Silver to regain the breath he can't seem to catch.
Malleus does this all with a courteous, professional air that's pretty laughable in the face of the purple cartoon dragon costume he's wearing, and when he pulls away it's to consider the pants that Silver is wearing and to ruminate over the possible next courses of action.
his gaze finds Silver's own, holds it, hand resting just at his hipbone. ]
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[ it's more reassuring than he would be with most people, and for good reason. Silver is among the handful of close acquaintances and confidants he would say he could reliably trust. that wasn't exactly a position given lightly.
he's familiar enough with the costume so as to be able to unfasten it with relative ease and swiftness. it begged the question of whether or not Malleus himself might have tried it on in the privacy of his room if not for the way it had looked relatively untouched when he'd first presented it to the other. the shirt is unfastened and opened with a dexterous sweep of his hands, loosening the collar enough for Silver to regain the breath he can't seem to catch.
Malleus does this all with a courteous, professional air that's pretty laughable in the face of the purple cartoon dragon costume he's wearing, and when he pulls away it's to consider the pants that Silver is wearing and to ruminate over the possible next courses of action.
his gaze finds Silver's own, holds it, hand resting just at his hipbone. ]
All of it, Silver?