[ He doesn't think about those things - the danger he poses to her, because she's brood, because even when he mistakenly thought Sam was threatening her well-being he viciously jumped at his back immediately. It's more possessiveness than a protective instinct, knowing and wanting Angel to be his. Maybe the day will come when he's so hurt or blind that he'll try to harm someone he actually likes, but it doesn't even cross his mind. He'd need to have a conscience first.
Instead, effectively enough, Angel gives him pause. Where he'd been at a conflict he now stands with confusion, because she can't be offering him a hug. What would that even look like? ]
Uhm. Okay.
[ The demon becomes an awkward teenager, as he should have been all along, shifting closer to sit by her side, fingers curled into his hands. ]
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Instead, effectively enough, Angel gives him pause. Where he'd been at a conflict he now stands with confusion, because she can't be offering him a hug. What would that even look like? ]
Uhm. Okay.
[ The demon becomes an awkward teenager, as he should have been all along, shifting closer to sit by her side, fingers curled into his hands. ]