( Ruby leans closer, bracing her hands on the mattress, so she can kiss Adelaide's cheek, and murmur against her ear: ) You. You give me that impression.

( Low, quiet, and the faintest rasp in her voice as she draws back nudging Adelaide's nose with her own. ) Do you like being the big spoon or the little spoon? I can keep that secret, too, if you like, Captain.

( Maybe it's just slightly fun to tease Adelaide. Maybe it's... beyond her, the reality of this, of having a person that wants Ruby to hold her, that Ruby wants to hold, with whom she shares a mutual entanglement. )