[Joseph isn't thinking about it as much as he has in the past when it comes to trying to comfort Caesar. He knows there's still room for error and he could still make a mistake. But he's been timid enough about it in the past to know at least a few things Caesar likes and doesn't like. He likes it when Joseph is close to him like this, so he holds him. He holds him until he relaxes and loosely holds back. He holds him through and beyond that.]
[When he feels Caesar press his face into his shoulder, a hand comes up to start stroking his hair.]
I know. I'm sorry. I won't joke about it again.
[He doesn't say he promises explicitly, but it's there in the firmness of his tone. Joseph doesn't want to hurt Caesar over anything ever again. He knows that's technically impossible. Even if Joseph weren't as clumsy and as prone to putting his foot in his mouth as he is, he'd end up hurting Caesar somehow anyway because that's just what happens between two people sometimes. But the last time he really hurt Caesar (still without meaning to), he lost him. So he means it when he says he won't joke about it again.]
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[When he feels Caesar press his face into his shoulder, a hand comes up to start stroking his hair.]
I know. I'm sorry. I won't joke about it again.
[He doesn't say he promises explicitly, but it's there in the firmness of his tone. Joseph doesn't want to hurt Caesar over anything ever again. He knows that's technically impossible. Even if Joseph weren't as clumsy and as prone to putting his foot in his mouth as he is, he'd end up hurting Caesar somehow anyway because that's just what happens between two people sometimes. But the last time he really hurt Caesar (still without meaning to), he lost him. So he means it when he says he won't joke about it again.]