When Sasha is walking home from school, he stumbles across the smallest and most adorable dog in the world.
Asher scoops Sasha up in his arms. "Because I was like 'maybe I can hurt anybody who hurts Sasha, and then Marlo wouldn't have to be in confusing situations' but I think judging by what I thought when I was human that would not help."
Asher carries him outside the house and then starts to run. The houses blur. "Vampire transit!"
"I don't know," he says, but doesn't kiss him until they're at Asher's house.
He liked being pinned against the wall when he was hypnotized, does he like it now?
(Things Sasha might notice about Asher's house now that he's less hypnotized: It's big, especially for a single person. Almost every wall is covered with bookshelves. There's a barre and a mirror in the living room. The kitchen features a really nice tea set.)
He does like getting pinned against the wall.
"So vampires do show up in mirrors, then?"
He relaxes by fractions until he's being held up more by Asher's hold than his own legs.
In a single movement Asher lifts him up so he's sitting on Asher's shoulder.
"Want to start?"
Asher puts a hand in his hair and pulls. "Explicit consent," he says. "So your boyfriend doesn't torture me."