Eiser does not know what is prompting him to act like this, but his thumb lingers between your lips to stop you from gnawing at it.

Maybe it was the sight of his anxious and resiliant spouse being so focused on their work, or maybe it was the way you glanced at him yet refused to ask for his help.

But it made him move from his own desk and walk to yours. It made him break the 2 year silence.

"Stop biting yourself."