[Wow, isnt it weird how much better things go when you're like, actually communicating and you're not being a cagey motherfucker???

That does seem to relax him quite a bit and Levity leans into the touch more. It seems that rather than pure physical sensation what he likes most is the emotional aspect of it, the idea of being hurt with care.]

...I'm glad.

[He strokes Ardyn's throat, letting himself feel the warmth and his pulse under his fingers.]

He did. But I think he just used everything you know about me to hurt me.

[He sounds sad moreso than anything else at that, though.]