I didn't want you to feel like you weren't welcome, it wasn't ... presuming anything. Just so you know.

[ He wraps his arms around Molly with a gratuitous amount of cuddling and roaming hands, smiling into affectionate kisses which leave them bumping noses. He can't disguise how content he is like this, try as he might; it warms his crinkled eyes as he gazes into redredred. If he looks long enough he thinks he can see the ghosts of pupils. ]

I love you too, Molly.

[ A keepsake from earlier when he didn't say it back. ]