Oh. Dimitri's gaze softens immediately, and he pulls back - not enough to let go of Claude, but not invading his personal space quite so much. He can understand that. He can understand how much he'd cried at Sylvain and Grant holding him, at Claude's own soft touch. This is a different reaction, but Claude is a different person. It's not surprising. What is surprising...
"More people should hug you, for the things you do," Dimitri murmurs, before he shakes his head and looks outside, past the many rushing people. "But for right now, there are other matters that require our attention, and that we should take care of." He looks back to Claude. "But, afterward... If you would like... I could hold you."
It's an innocent offer, honestly, even if Dimitri... thinks he would like that himself. But he can understand how good it feels to be held, how comforting that is.
Claude... has done so much for him. He should do something in turn.
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"More people should hug you, for the things you do," Dimitri murmurs, before he shakes his head and looks outside, past the many rushing people. "But for right now, there are other matters that require our attention, and that we should take care of." He looks back to Claude. "But, afterward... If you would like... I could hold you."
It's an innocent offer, honestly, even if Dimitri... thinks he would like that himself. But he can understand how good it feels to be held, how comforting that is.
Claude... has done so much for him. He should do something in turn.