There's a mark of recklessness if I've ever heard one.
[Dorian accepts the reassurance. Aside from when he strangles Judas to death, Dorian has always been cautious about touching Judas's neck. Maybe he should think about the doublethink required for that kind of mindset, but then it wouldn't be doublethink. Instead, Dorian has been wary of getting near something that to him reads as a vulnerability—a place that can and likely was easily wounded. So given permission, he is both slow and indulgent with the opportunity.
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[Dorian accepts the reassurance. Aside from when he strangles Judas to death, Dorian has always been cautious about touching Judas's neck. Maybe he should think about the doublethink required for that kind of mindset, but then it wouldn't be doublethink. Instead, Dorian has been wary of getting near something that to him reads as a vulnerability—a place that can and likely was easily wounded. So given permission, he is both slow and indulgent with the opportunity.
But they're not boyfriends, Kido.]