[Getting a response by simply being kissed is more than enough. It's a simple little gesture, but it does more to move his heart than any amount of sex. Faintly, he smiles to himself, rubbing his thumb over Cloud's knuckles.]

Granted, I do wish the reason you came to stay with me was better, but I feel the same. ...I can't remember the last time I slept so soundly.

[Especially next to someone. Quietly, Daan had worried that maybe he was too physically clingy, holding onto Cloud for most if not all of the night; it's something Elise would remark about.

But it doesn't seem to be the case at all with Cloud. It's a relief, which is a strange realization but no less truthful.]

You can... keep staying. For as long as you want to.