"Mm, thank you. I'll remember your generosity in times to come." He settled when he was told and closed his eyes, partly because he was apprehensive about what was to come and partly because he was really apprehensive as to now he would react.
Turned out that he really needed to be worried because the moment Julian's hands sunk into his hair, JP was supremely glad that his eyes were closed. He bit the inside of his lip and curled his hand around the pillow because whilst the touch sort of hurt his throbbing, aching head, it also felt really good. He'd never had anyone sink their hands into his hair before.
He was beginning to understand why. It was extremely distracting. He was very glad that Julian couldn't see him.
After a few long moments - probably not as long as JP thought but he needed to clear his throat so he didn't make an inappropriate sound before speaking - he said, "Had a lot of practise at this, hmm?"