"I'm only a little afriad." Ajax joked, moving his arm to the top of the couch behind her so it wasn't in the way... and getting squished. The feeling of his arm falling asleep was not one he wantd to experience right now. "Sleepyhead." He mumbled with a teasing tone

"Oh, hush." Mercy muttered, curling up slightly and adjusting so they were both a bit more comfortable. "It's not my fault you're comfortable and you smell nice." She muttered, only opening her eyes when Binx hopped into Ajax's lap and laid down. She grinned and closed her eyes again.

"I'm hushed." Ajax took a deep breath and held it, not making a sound or a move for at least a minute before letting it out again. "Ooof, not hushed anymore. That was too difficult." He said with a fake exhausted tone, chuckling. Ajax tilted his head at her comment, raising his eyebrows. "I.. smell nice? I've gotten a lot of comments from you, but never that one. Is that even a compliment?" He inquired teasingly, looking down as Binx jumped up. "Noooooo..." Ajax sounded doomed, his face falling. "Nooooo." He repeated with a heavy sigh.

Mercy chuckled at him. "What a shame. I guess I'll have to live with you talking." She shrugged, flushing a little red at his next comment. "It is. It's not weird- well- maybe it is weird. But you do, you smell like- woodsy. And like the rain. I like it." She said defensively, shuffling closer to him. She rested her hand on Binx's head, petting him quietly. Binx was purring quietly, subtly shifting so he could knead his paws into Ajax's leg. Mercy was trembling with barely contained laughter.

"What. A. Shame." Ajax repeated very slowly, drawling the words out just to put emphasis on every single one. His eyebrows just about shot off the top of his head when he caught a glimpse of a small tint of red in Mercy's cheeks. -I wasn't trying to make her blush but SCOOORE- He thought victoriously. "Woodsy, like rain. I guess that can't be too bad." He mused with ateasing glint in his eyes. Ajax's gaze trailed down to Binx again with an exasperated huff. "Why is he up here? What is he even doing, trying to turn my leg into bread?" He inquired with another huff, looking at Mercy with a glare. "Why are you trying not to laugh!? This is not laughing matter!" Ajax put on his fake offended voice.

"It's not. I like it." Mercy murmured softly, smiling at Ajax's reaction. "He's up here because he likes you, and he's kneading your leg because he feels safe with you and he cares about you." She smiled, trailing her fingers softly over the purring cat's ears. "It really is. You could just, you know, be nice to the cat." She huffed.

Ajax shook his head a little, but his mouth curled into a small smile against his will. "Ooookay. How he ever got to the misunderstanding that he was safe with me, I have no idea, but fine." Ajax huffed, scratching the side of Binx's neck under the cat's ears where animals were usully pretty itchy... with reluctance, of course. Rex lifted his head and studied the cat getting petted before laying it back down with a sigh. "I'll try being nice to the cat..." Ajax sounded like he just promised to end a war or something. It was a hard decision.

"It's because of your naturally welcoming, pleasant aura." Mercy quipped sarcastically, watching Binx purr in contentment as Ajax scratched him behind the ears. She chuckled at Rex's distant sigh, rolling her eyes. "You and your dog are both so dramatic." She huffed, giving him a gentle kiss none the less. "But thank you for making this VERY hard decision."

"Huh?" Mercy had really confused Ajax now. "Welcoming? Pleasant? You're making me sound like a rainbow with cotton candy for clouds, stop or I'll melt." He said sarcastically, laughing a little. "Where do you think he got it from?" Ajax asked with a quizzical look, chuckling and absent-mindedly continuing to scratch Binx. "You're welcome... as I said.. literally anything for you. I wasn't kidding." He stated firmly.

"Well, that's exactly how I see you. A double rainbow, cotton candy for clouds, and surrounded by lots of unicorns and fluffy cats." Mercy teased, chuckling at him. She gently raised her hand and grabbed his arm that was laying across the back of the couch, pulling it down gently so it wrapped around her. She smiled at his answer and cuddled a little closer. "It's the same for me. I love you." She added softly.