(ooc: am getting to bed)
Now that, that just felt nice and Julien relaxed, inasmuch as the persistently tense boy could at that small gesture. He closed his eyes to feel it and found it easier this way, to not look at Alfie and know he couldn't have what he wanted for them, to close his eyes and pretend that he already did.
He didn't say anything to Alfie's question but nodded instead, worrid about what Alfie would say.