He wasn’t sure he’d had this much contact in years, between Patches’ hand wrapping completely around him and now feeling him stroking his hair. Though he couldn’t help but notice that he hadn’t pulled away even after the confession.
“Yes. …Or the Host would like to think so. He’s tried.”
Did his promptu comfort make him sleepy? or was it that he was mentally tired from the years of suffering? More than likely both. Patches sighed as he did a rhythmic tapping on his other hand that wasn’t being used as Host’s message couch. Darting his glaze around for the time. Though his search for the time was futile- he brought his attention back to Host.
“Hey, you want to rest? It is getting pretty late.”