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Ah. [ oh, hello, claude. standing right behind him, now. hands-on-hands. instructing properly. so close. —the only time breaching personal space isn't alarming is when he's the one to do it. apologies, though, mister butler-demon. he can hardly hear you over the rabbiting of his heart.
how can he miss claude so terribly when he's standing right behind him? hands-over-hands. safe, secure, guiding, present. his heart is trying to crawl up his throat to scream, 'I love you.' it's trying to push the sea through his tear ducts. he bites his lower lip enough for blood to bubble up, and mimics claude's motions without looking down at the bowl. ]