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Amato's eyes widened when he felt something stroking his tail, and he looked around for a moment as he felt just the faintest blush rise to his cheeks. He gave a little shiver, curling tighter around Skye as he tried to figure out why he was even blushing
Skye noticed that the other's grip had tightened, and he smiled, looking up at the other curiously, his fingers still tracing the other's scales.
Amato looked down at Skye, his tail tingling a little from the light, gentle touches to his scales. "What are you doing?" he asked slowly, just the faintest bit of red in his cheeks as he absentmindedly kneaded the spots where he was gripping onto the other
Skye tensed and then relaxed his shoulders as the other kneaded them. "I'm not sure exactly…. though your scales are really pretty…" he mumbled.
It was a good thing Dwyer had long lost interest in the others, because at that Amato all but cooed and wiggled like a happy little snake at the compliment. He hid his face in the crook of the other’s neck out of instinct. “Nuuuu…” he whined
Skye looked over at him in surprise. He hadn't expected this from the guy who'd nearly killed him. But now, all he really wanted to do was cuddle the giant scaly guy on his back. "Uh…." he stared in stunned surprise.
Amato gave another little whine as he did his best to hide his face, embarrassed of his small outburst. He just…wasn’t used to compliments, really of any kind. He found himself wanting more, though he did his best to deny it
Skye finally burst out laughing, "Who knew the big bad demon of the castle was so adorable…" he joked, still stroking the other's tail.
Amato let out a cat-like, growly little “Mrrowr!” in protest as he dug his claws just a little into Skye’s shoulders. His tail tightened around the other’s waist, hiding his face in the back of the other’s neck
Skye winced as the other's claws dug in, and he looked over at him carefully. "Uhm…" he hummed quietly, not sure what to do in this predicament.
Amato gave a little whine now, his face still buried against the back of Skye’s neck. “Sorry…” he mumbled, to which Dwyer could be seen rolling his eyes
"It's okay.." said Skye, smiling at him, "A couple of claw marks aren't going to hurt me that badly… as long as you don't dig them in any further…" he added.
“I won’t…” Amato mumbled sheepishly, sounding like a scolded child now. He kept his grip snug still, but he made sure not to hurt the other
Skye nodded, looking over at him. "Hey, is it cool if I lie down again?" he asked.
Amato nodded. “I guess that means you want me to let go then..?” he asked gently, shy as he looked off to the side
"Nah, you're actually kinda comfy, but you might wanna move off my back or I will lie on top of you.." he said.
“As long as you don’t deadweight on me, because you’re still my tickle shield,” Amato chuckled, his usual personality beginning to return
Skye nodded, "Yeah yeah… I can keep Dwyer away easy…" he said. leaning back slightly before lying down completely to stare up at the stars again.
Amato gave a little “fwuf” when Skye laid down atop him, and he wrapped himself around the other again while Dwyer fake-gagged and scooted away
Skye settled into the other's grip, not seeming to mind too much. Honestly the other was pretty cute right now, but he was also hot.
Amato loosened his grip a tad, his tail draped across Skye’s middle as he laid there, glad they had at least gotten close enough to flop on one of the bedrolls
Skye's fingers absentmindedly went back to stroking the other's tail as his eyes traced the outlines of different constellations.