this muse ...

[sinews]

Is it any wonder that you can't stay away from me? I mean, really. Come on.

... Crazy kid.

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[notlikeanyone]

... [Okay fine he'll take his hand away. Watching suspiciously.] What?

[sinews]

How is it my fault you're adorable?

[notlikeanyone]

[Augh huff.] Because it's just your opinion. And that's not the implication if you say I - make noises like that!

[sinews]

[ Laughing, he wraps Tim up in his arms. ]

Relax, I'm just teasing.

[notlikeanyone]

[He makes a quiet grumbling noise, but allows it. And hugs back, but shut up.]

I thought as much.

[sinews]

[ Much better, have a kiss on the corner of those pouting lips. ]

Have you missed me?

[notlikeanyone]

[Oh. Well, how is he supposed to stay annoyed in the face of that? He lets his head rest on Tygra's shoulder.]

... Maybe a little.

[sinews]

[ Cheek atop dark hair, he smooths down the back of a neck with a gentle hand. ]

You made that place feel like a home.

[notlikeanyone]

[He's missed this a lot more than he's going to say, but it's probably obvious enough anyway.]

That's a little dangerous, isn't it? Still... I'm glad.

[sinews]

Eh, been in worse situations.

[ And there's a soft chuff, right behind Tim's ear~. ]

[notlikeanyone]

[fgfjhs warm.]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[Hm fine, he might just... nuzzle against the crook of Tygra's neck.]

It's not the same without you around. But - one of my friends showed up.

[So don't worry about him, okay.]

[sinews]

[ Squeezing him fondly, offering up his neck. ]

I'm glad to hear it. You deserve someone to talk to from your own world, it'll keep you on the straight and narrow.

[notlikeanyone]

[Very softly kisses the arch of his neck.]

It's a little complicated, since there's two of him - one from my world, and one from an alternate dimension. But... hey, what do you mean, keep me on the straight and narrow? What do you think I was going to do?

[sinews]

[ Purrs a little. ]

Hm? Helping you stay sane, Tim ... any way he needs to.

[notlikeanyone]

[Makes a little tsk noise.]

I'm not going to go crazy from a little isolation.

[......... Tim that is a goddamn lie, the last time you didn't have Conner around you tried to clone him.]

[sinews]

[ >:T ]

You need a friend you can rely on.

[ A large palm skims Tim's cheek, fingers sinking into his hair to flex sensually. ]

[notlikeanyone]

I don't -

[He cuts himself off. He's learned that he really does need his friends, sometimes - he's not Bruce. But he still feels like he should be able to handle things without having to rely on anyone. And that hand in his hair is soothing.]

... Alright, fine, sometimes I do.

[sinews]

Most of the time, be serious.

[notlikeanyone]

I am being serious. It's - good having him there, it's not like I don't want friends I can rely on, and I did - I missed him. But I can take care of myself just fine. I have to.

[sinews]

I don't care, I'm here to look out for you anyway.

[notlikeanyone]

[Tim leans back enough to pinch Tygra's cheek and tug on it, gently.]

You look out for yourself and your brother, your majesty. I'm not the one going back to fight a war.