Getting his hands in his hair occurs to Jean-Claude at that moment, too, when Jon touches his braid. Getting to touch at all without the urgency of the ardeur is appealing; it has broken through so many of the barriers between them, which is one of the things Jean-Claude always appreciates about it, and now it is time to take advantage.
Jean-Claude steps into the bath, the water barely high enough to crest his hipbones as he settles himself back against the wall of the tub. It will fill as they talk. He holds out a slender, pale hand to invite Jon in to join him.
"Come then, I will give you a further taste of what you would be tied to, non?"
If Jon thinks he can normally deal with his visitors himself, that is a good sign. Jean-Claude, the quintessential survivor, is always poised to brace himself for some huge threat he must manage and press himself into a tight knot to endure. More than that, it means that with keeping Jonathan, the benefits should outweigh the risks in terms of those others who rely on him for their lives. Not something Jean-Claude takes lightly. But as he'd said, that is an issue, overall, for later.
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Jean-Claude steps into the bath, the water barely high enough to crest his hipbones as he settles himself back against the wall of the tub. It will fill as they talk. He holds out a slender, pale hand to invite Jon in to join him.
"Come then, I will give you a further taste of what you would be tied to, non?"
If Jon thinks he can normally deal with his visitors himself, that is a good sign. Jean-Claude, the quintessential survivor, is always poised to brace himself for some huge threat he must manage and press himself into a tight knot to endure. More than that, it means that with keeping Jonathan, the benefits should outweigh the risks in terms of those others who rely on him for their lives. Not something Jean-Claude takes lightly. But as he'd said, that is an issue, overall, for later.