"As much as it pains me to point out the obvious, you're the one touching me," Claude says with a slight laugh. Or he is now, anyway, because Claude is just keeping still lest he get another tongue-lashing (not that kind) as Lorenz buries his face against his neck.

Then he hesitates, before adding, "Does it really matter if your mind goes blank for a little bit? You do trust me, right?"