[What happened was that when he was pulled in close, the arm he hadn't been leaning on splayed out over Maui's chest, and his cheek wound up pillowed on the great man's expansive chest. The spell of shock woven over him wasn't broken until Maui spoke, and then for a moment a flush slowly crept from his cheeks to his ears and down his neck.
The pulse beneath his ear was strong and steady and the body underneath him burning hot. If nothing else could reassure him that for the moment, Maui was fine, this put him at ease instantly. He smiled, tracing the shapes that bordered the tattoo opposite him, and then folded his arm underneath his chin so he could lift his head to look back up at Maui.]
I could get used to this.
[It was a joke, a warning, a suggestion all wrapped up in one innocuous statement.]
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The pulse beneath his ear was strong and steady and the body underneath him burning hot. If nothing else could reassure him that for the moment, Maui was fine, this put him at ease instantly. He smiled, tracing the shapes that bordered the tattoo opposite him, and then folded his arm underneath his chin so he could lift his head to look back up at Maui.]
I could get used to this.
[It was a joke, a warning, a suggestion all wrapped up in one innocuous statement.]