[ She's so cute. He has to restrain himself from reaching out to cradle her cheeks in the palm of his hands, interested in feeling her skin grow hot under his touch. ]

Haha, what makes you think that? [ He doesn't touch her, but he does lean closer. The corners of his mouth pulled into a warm smile. ] I grew up in the middle of the ocean without any parents, just taken care of by a total stranger with a few others.