Overture Downs make your peace

A sharp, quiet breath slips from him at Demon's response, but he stays silent. A part, but not the most important part, he thinks, though he feels it best to keep that to himself. Then the other parts from him and plops down on the snow, and suddenly Zephyr is too baffled to care about their conversation. His attention is focused entirely on the other's movements as he shifts into a more upright position.
At first, it'd been easy enough to avoid the strange feelings that came with the interaction going the way he'd wanted; he'd been a little more prepared for it after meeting Phillip, and distracted by their brief fight. But as Demon shifts and reaches over to groom him, he realizes that this is a new mess entirely; one he hadn't known he'd wanted until it happened. And then the tears start to sting his eyes, and shame floods him. Weak. He blinks, leaning forward abruptly to groom the other boy in a similar manner; it seems like the right thing to do, and hopefully it'll hide the emotional shine of his eyes.