Things like this are hard to understand. That's why some people prefer to follow their instincts.

( or ignore them entirely, as aventurine does. he hums at the idle squeezing, leaning back against his chair, and wraps his legs gently around rude when he stands. with the way this game works, the game they still have to continue playing, there's no need for rude to return to his seat, if contact is something required.

and despite the implications of his words, nothing in the way aventurine portrays himself really shows rejection or refusal. he's wide open, half-bare and physically vulnerable, with no signs of being unwelcoming of touch. intimacy or not, whether they come from a place of lust or something more from the heart - it's hardly as though he isn't used to feelings of others being imposed on him.

aventurine reaches for the dice, plays with them around his skilled fingers. when he lets them roll off onto the table, the sides read 10 and 1. his expression remains inscrutable even as he turns to look at rude again, a smile still painting his lips. )

Should this be your first test, my friend? At how professional you can be.