[ There is a thrill in the fact that she lets him get away with manhandling her a little. He knows she could have him on his back before he even realized it, if she wanted to. This tenderness, though - not even because of what they're doing now, but because she trusts him, means more than anything.
Maybe he wants to show off a little, too. Peacocking is not an incorrect assessment of some of the things Jean does, though he's not nearly as insufferable about it as when he was younger.
For now, though, he holds her until he moves closer to the bed. He doesn't choose to lay her back across it - instead he keeps holding her, so that when he sits down, she's straddling his lap, like she had in the hot springs. Shyly, he admits: ]
When I've thought about this before - I always pictured you above me.
[ Oh, he's pictured many things, but Mikasa taking what she wants is a favorite. Even as he says that, though, his hands are sliding under the hem of his shirt that she's wearing. ]
this puts kenny and uri in a new light again
Maybe he wants to show off a little, too. Peacocking is not an incorrect assessment of some of the things Jean does, though he's not nearly as insufferable about it as when he was younger.
For now, though, he holds her until he moves closer to the bed. He doesn't choose to lay her back across it - instead he keeps holding her, so that when he sits down, she's straddling his lap, like she had in the hot springs. Shyly, he admits: ]
When I've thought about this before - I always pictured you above me.
[ Oh, he's pictured many things, but Mikasa taking what she wants is a favorite. Even as he says that, though, his hands are sliding under the hem of his shirt that she's wearing. ]