[ Well, his grip does tighten on the earring noticeably. Forces himself to release the cuff. ]

...I like being able to. Swap back and forth. The set usually works the other way around, obviously, so wearing both at once would—

[ His tail is lashing, his wings mottling. Yuri grits his teeth. He wants to be relaxed now, but it's still hard to believe this is really... ]

You can laugh, you know. If you want to. It'd be okay.

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