Re: Marlene/Alastor
"Maybe I am a little," he admitted. "You made a big change for me and I just don't want you to regret it." He laughed softly when she scrunched up her face. "If it's a sort of itchy, I'd rather be slogging through a battlefield up to my elbows in the bodies of my enemies, kind of feeling, then, yes. That's exactly how I feel when emotions in general are discussed. But, you need to know I love you, too. Even if I don't like talking about it much."
Rolling his eye, he nodded. "Yes, full sentences." He shook his head with another quiet chuckle. "I'm aware and I think you've got some time while he's trying to give me room to establish leadership."
Leaning over, he kissed her cheek softly. "I'm not going to work that hard, I promise."