[Orym finds himself blinking at Dorian. Is... is he apologizing for healing him?]

Dorian...

[Just his name soft and almost painfully fond.]

Thank you for doing that. I'm not used to anyone caring that much, that's all. It's really nice.

[He leans in to steal another kiss.]

I don't mind things a little rough, sometimes. [He admits, but his voice falls quiet.] But not like that.

That was... [Well, the chokehold had been the worst of it, especially since he thinks he blacked out a little at some point.] It wasn't good. So I'm really glad it's gone... [The proof of it, the bruises, the bites, all of it.]