[Collapse he does, after giving short hums of affirmation. Yes, armed and unfriendly. Yes, he'll be safe here. Maybe it's hearing that out loud, but he felt a little better for a second there, with Héctor's hands directing him! Very weird and backwards. Anyway, still time to curl up on his side, trying to enjoy what softness he can. Prone as he is to sprawling out and taking up as much space as possible, the way he huddles almost makes him childlike -- all that confidence both real and blustered torn away to leave him as the kid he really is.
If he does need something else, it's lost to an even more ambiguous noise. Probably safe to assume that having someone he trusts around is all he's looking for.]
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If he does need something else, it's lost to an even more ambiguous noise. Probably safe to assume that having someone he trusts around is all he's looking for.]