He froze at Hakuba’s words and blushed. A strangled noise escaped his throat in an attempt to say something back. His hand resting on the cheek jumped slightly before he stroked his thumb along the cheek bone, under the eye in three quick swipes before retracting it and leaning back. He tilted his head back to hide the blush that seemed to be spreading along his face and collar bone.
He bit his bottom lip and tried to ignore the way his fingers kept brushing against his skin. “Right …” He said slightly breathless and smacked a hand over his mouth.
Now he wanted to crawl away from that touch and his embarrassment.
He really shouldn’t have said that and he knew it, but Hakuba couldn’t exactly take it back. Besides, there was so much already on the table, adding more was simply a drop in the metaphorical bucket.
The sutures went into place without much trouble, and he recleaned the area before applying another bandage, pressing gently as he had the night before to make certain that the seal would hold tightly to his skin.
“Sorry, I would have given you another shot of local anesthetic, but…” he smirked, glancing back up to him. “I have to admit that I forget, sometimes, that you’re not completely impervious to pain."