[ He likes the smile that he is given. The puppy energy is cute, but he likes the energy that he is experiencing now much more. So, the lazy-accepting energy of the Sarkaz fades to something much more suffocating yet willing. A soft flame that erupts into an inferno, if he could be so cheesy as to use such a turn of phrase. ]

It isn't. I think it's cute that you wanted to court me at all. I would have considered this little brush to be one, honestly.

[ Flamebringer laughs. ] I'll do my best to do the same. It'd be rude not to match the same enthusiasm, right?

My rules, huh? [ Is that like his kinks? That's a polite way to put it? ]

You're a polite partner. How could I refuse, Tartaglia?