[Elliot's ears fall back behind his head as Eren approaches him. There's a small instinct is his head, scared that a predator is coming near. Luckily, Elliot's familiarity and love for Eren, along with Eren's slow and calm movements - make it easy to ignore it. He looks up at Eren as he lets him take his hands. ]
Zee..did this? Not Vanderwheele?
[This was supposed to help them? Elliot in this moment wasn't entirely sure how, since spikes to his anxieties seem like the opposite of helpful to Elliot.
He catches sight of those piercing blue eyes. He does know that look, it's the same eyes he's stared in a thousand times and never tire of. This is Eren. Not a predator. Eren. Eren would never do anything that'd harm him, Eren always protected him.
Elliot takes a deep breath, pulling his hands out of Eren's hold. But if he thinks that's the end of the contact, oh no. Because Elliot is moving in to hug him, arms wrapping tightly around his waist as his head rests against his chest. All the while he's taking deep breathes that sound more like sniffs with his nose.
He's doing more than just being clingy, he's trying to acclimate himself to Eren and get his bunny brain past the predator panic. After a moment, he'll start nuzzling Eren's chest with his head. And in a slightly embarrassed voice]
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Zee..did this? Not Vanderwheele?
[This was supposed to help them? Elliot in this moment wasn't entirely sure how, since spikes to his anxieties seem like the opposite of helpful to Elliot.
He catches sight of those piercing blue eyes. He does know that look, it's the same eyes he's stared in a thousand times and never tire of. This is Eren. Not a predator. Eren. Eren would never do anything that'd harm him, Eren always protected him.
Elliot takes a deep breath, pulling his hands out of Eren's hold. But if he thinks that's the end of the contact, oh no. Because Elliot is moving in to hug him, arms wrapping tightly around his waist as his head rests against his chest. All the while he's taking deep breathes that sound more like sniffs with his nose.
He's doing more than just being clingy, he's trying to acclimate himself to Eren and get his bunny brain past the predator panic. After a moment, he'll start nuzzling Eren's chest with his head. And in a slightly embarrassed voice]
...Pet me?
[Look it's important okay.]