[Byleth got the impression Claude wanted to say more, but let the moment pass by without comment. Instead, he shifted a little lower down the cot bed so his head was level with Claude's chest, and slowly eased himself down.
It was initially a bit awkward. The cot bed was tiny, and Byleth ended up half on top of Claude, his legs bent so his feet weren't sticking out from under the covers at the end, which sort of... required him to have his leg thrown over Claude's so he wasn't kneeing him awkwardly in the side of his thigh or knee. Not that Byleth minded the closeness - Claude was a trusted ally and friend, and they both knew how cramped these beds were from the start.
Besides, he was quickly distracted from their cosy position the moment he rested his cheek on Claude's chest: he could hear his heart, a sort of lub-dub noise - there were two beats, but not quite. It was as if the first beat was swiftly echoed, like the heart worked in tandem in something. It squeezed and, squeezed again, maybe?]
It's so loud... how do you not feel this all the time?
[It sounded like it should be thrumming through Claude's very ribcage!]
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It was initially a bit awkward. The cot bed was tiny, and Byleth ended up half on top of Claude, his legs bent so his feet weren't sticking out from under the covers at the end, which sort of... required him to have his leg thrown over Claude's so he wasn't kneeing him awkwardly in the side of his thigh or knee. Not that Byleth minded the closeness - Claude was a trusted ally and friend, and they both knew how cramped these beds were from the start.
Besides, he was quickly distracted from their cosy position the moment he rested his cheek on Claude's chest: he could hear his heart, a sort of lub-dub noise - there were two beats, but not quite. It was as if the first beat was swiftly echoed, like the heart worked in tandem in something. It squeezed and, squeezed again, maybe?]
It's so loud... how do you not feel this all the time?
[It sounded like it should be thrumming through Claude's very ribcage!]