"No, don't spell it away and don't put anything on it yet, I want to feel it," he said, wrapping the blanket around himself carefully when he started to feel slightly cold. He knew otherwise he'd be shivering and shaking and he didn't want to worry Stephen over nothing. "I'll be fine."
He stayed still whilst Stephen took the collar off before moving to straddle Stephen, wanting both contact and body heat. "If you'd wanted me to sit, you could have just signalled for me to kneel," he joked, nipping Stephen's earlobe and looping both of his arms around his neck. "I'm more than okay and yes although that cane is wicked. If you'd hit any harder, you would have broken the skin. Licking the marks afterwards made it up for it though," he added with a grin.