deathsummoning:

     ❛   no, i’m not ticklish, it’s just —- never mind.   ❜

       he just hopes that she doesn’t think she’s done anything wrong – she
       hasn’t. it’s just that he’s still uncomfortable with physical contact. plus,
       he hasn’t exactly been eating well, && poking his bony stomach
       DEFINITELY makes it obvious.

                   now she’s really confused, held tilting & eyes shifting to   his
                   stomach to make sure that he isn’t actually hurt because she
                   can’t see what other reason he’d have for shying away  from
                   her touch. eyes raise to meet his & a hand comes to   scratch
                   awkwardly at her neck in embarrassment. 

                       ‘oh. well, um… are you… i mean,         are you okay ?
                             like, i didn’t hurt you are anything, right ?  ‘cause i
                             can be a pretty hard POKER,                              so…’