This is so stupid, he can't help but think as he shifts to lean against Ivan tentatively. He's tense and stiff, something that will only ease with time, and he keeps his hands to himself for now. Even with that tight knot sitting in the bottom of his stomach, something feels... different about this that he can't quite pinpoint. The same feeling that had hit him at the end of his last session.

"This should be fine," he murmurs. "But I'll let you know if that changes."