XD
[There's a sort of reluctant fondness in his gaze for a moment before it's erased and replaced with discomfort again.
It feels... good to be able to make someone laugh. Though he'd never admit it.
He leans down to meet her half-way, though that had been after a moment's pause of deliberation, and when their lips touch his eyes close tightly. It's always harder to control his empathy when in physical contact]