They don't need games, but that doesn't mean they're not fun all the same. And while he would have been fine if Gustavain hadn't taken the bait, either continued with the roughness or decided to just be careful enough without turning it into something else, but all the same he's delighted when he takes the opportunity for what it is.

He starts to laugh when Gustavain starts teasing, only for that slow drag to turn the noise into something else entirely. "Just because I can wait forever doesn't mean I'm patient," he teases back, and as near always in his teasing now there's that deeper hint, the verbal acknowledgement that they really don't need these kinds of things to hold each other's attentions.

His arms wind up draped over the elezen's shoulders, a loose sort of embrace as he leans into the nuzzle. "You always do," he murmurs in return, pressing his mouth against his neck.