[As the metaphysical volume of Sheva and her emotions grows a bit louder with her approach, Ozymandias is expecting her by the time she appears. He doesn't look particularly exhausted or tired himself despite already laying in bed at this hour, but it's the first time he's had the opportunity to catch his breath. Even with as deep as his mana pool is, he had to draw upon a great deal of it in Dorchacht and beyond, and he knows he's going to require time to recover from that. He's also still plainly frustrated that any of this had to happen at all. It could have been prevented. It should have been prevented.]
[But he still welcomes the closeness of his Bonded when she climbs onto the bed, her weight jostling the sphinx cub slightly where he is curled up at the foot of the bed. The cub stands up, shaking himself off a moment before sitting and observing. Ozymandias sets aside his book on the bed where he anticipates it to be out of the way as she flops down onto him, managing her size just enough to avoid winding him.]
Easy, [he says quietly as she headbutts at him.]
[Ozymandias presses a kiss to her forehead when she nuzzles at his face, tipping his head up to make room for her when she wants to nuzzle at his neck and beneath his chin. As she does this, Ozymandias scratches at the back of her neck in slow circles.]
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[But he still welcomes the closeness of his Bonded when she climbs onto the bed, her weight jostling the sphinx cub slightly where he is curled up at the foot of the bed. The cub stands up, shaking himself off a moment before sitting and observing. Ozymandias sets aside his book on the bed where he anticipates it to be out of the way as she flops down onto him, managing her size just enough to avoid winding him.]
Easy, [he says quietly as she headbutts at him.]
[Ozymandias presses a kiss to her forehead when she nuzzles at his face, tipping his head up to make room for her when she wants to nuzzle at his neck and beneath his chin. As she does this, Ozymandias scratches at the back of her neck in slow circles.]