It matters so much. In a lifetime of abandonment or partners who were very uncomfortable with the displays of affection, in a life time where he was rarely claimed and felt like it would hold, well... it mattered.

"Alright then," he says, slipping from under Balthier and rising to his feet. He offers his hands down to pull Balthier up.

"There's a couch in my bedroom. Or the bed."

He wasn't going to put Balthier in the living room when he was vulnerable.