[As he gets closer to the ground, he starts kicking his legs a little just out of instinct... but once he's there, he uses a bit of his magic to hop himself a foot away, just to make sure Evangeline's got room without needing to worry about smooshing him.

Namely because he's gonna wave for her to sit with him.]

... How 'bout you come watch me work on this, hand me flowers when I need'em?
We can talk 'bout those thoughts o' yours, if you want.