"Sleep in the same bed with me tonight."
For a moment, the room went completely still.
The ether projections above the desk continued flickering quietly across Arik's face, casting soft gold along the sharp lines of his features, but he himself did not move.
Then something in his expression softened with enough force to make Liam regret possessing eyes.
"All right," Arik said simply without teasing or smugness this time.
Liam looked away first.
"Good," he muttered, clutching the pajamas with entirely too much emotional investment. "That's medically responsible."
"Mm."
"You agreeing that quickly is suspicious."
"You asked for something important."
Before Liam could recover enough dignity to retaliate, Arik reached toward the desk and closed several of the floating reports with efficient movements.
