[ ngl, that is one of my favorite asmr videos to listen to next to the one where they stroke a sack of beans for an hour. so you're in great company i'd say.

the intimacy in the motion is ... kind of there. mort isn't sure if he'd label it so much as intimate as it strikes him as more carnal or necessary on some primordial level? it seemed more like a natural calling than it would something the other did in affection, and perhaps that's why he almost takes it as a challenge. (granted, it wasn't off-base to state that he viewed most things as exactly that...) of course, mort doesn't simply do the gesture in return, no.

was this whole exercise not about testing boundaries? maybe even getting the individual before him a little irate. at least mort seems to think so. while he vaguely ponders his next move, he speaks. ] I would say the feeling is mutual. I also want to see how far you'd go. [ a smile at that.

but, instead of returning this state of affection, mort places his foot... right on top of aster's. there's no actual pressure, but it's obviously done to see if it gets a rise out of him. still, his expression doesn't exactly give away to what he's thinking. ] I admit, I normally am the one to do the chasing, so this experience is a bit refreshing. [ trying to ask people permission to force them into being your subordinate for life is so hard sometimes...

but, that aside, with aster this close, mort places a hand on his head. if just for a brief second before bringing it back to his side. ]

It pays to be the teacher. [ says mort who has taught aster... nothning. ]