[While he isn't as far down the timeline as her- he's not questioning it, squeezing back as tightly as she is. If there's one thing the life that they lead makes them used to- it's being nothing short of thrilled that in a sticky situation, you have someone at your back that you can trust. Someone that you know precisely what they're capable of.

It helps not to be alone. Her giggle is delighted- and his smile only widens in response. When's the last time he'd heard someone sound so genuinely happy? To see him, or just in general? Far longer than he cares to think of]

That's something I was pretending not to notice. [A beat. And what kind of big brother figure would he be if he didn't hand out a little white lie?] But it's not a bad look for you.

[You got good cheekbones, you'll live! When he sets her back on her feet, it's gentle, though he's not in any hurry to release her] How many is a few? The place is a little crowded, but-

[Not enough that he would have thought that there would have been more than a round or two of this. What gives??]