[Yeah, the two of them were probably looking pretty dang absurd right about then, but Char'd had over half a decade to accept the fact that his tough-guy image was fated to take a backseat to little brothers.

He wasn't quite used enough to this level of open affection to keep from looking flustered and red-faced, and if anyone were to ask, he was obviously only holding on tighter because it was a reflex reaction to the shift in position, but there was a shy little smile creeping onto his face and the light on his tail-tip was burning lantern-bright and steady.]

Was it kinda weird droppin' that outta nowhere?