[He hugs him back, before leaving his arms loosely around him.]

Fuckin' long. And hot. But I'm back, I got 'em. You look like you could still stand more laying down. [He nudges the tip of Connor's nose with his own.] Go on. I'll get you some water and then I'll lay down too and we'll ignore them if we hear anything break.

[He enjoys the way Connor plays with his hair like this. At this rate, the most he'll ever do is trim it. He likes feeling his stupid twink fingers in it too much to cut it.]