[Tatsumi's overactive imagination needs to be stopped, really, but he's containing himself to gently brushing his fingers through the hair near Mayoi's ears. The relief he feels when Mayoi honestly relaxes is just as obvious as Mayoi's relaxation. Tatsumi's fingers slack a bit more, and his shoulders lose something they've been carrying for weeks, months, longer...
Then he gets brave, and he seeks a spot below one of Mayoi's ears with the same gentle touch.]
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Then he gets brave, and he seeks a spot below one of Mayoi's ears with the same gentle touch.]
Here? Or lower?
[And he tries a tentative little scratch...]