His eyes shift closed as Ivan works away the tension David always seems to carry with him. Everything feels easier around the other man despite the knot that's forming in his stomach. It's there, but not stopping him staying pressed up against the other man or speaking.

"All right," he says with slight hesitation. "I'll make my expectations clear." Which might be the least attractive way of thinking about it. "But I'm not sure what Betan would want to be near a man this skittish about sex."