[His skin crawls and he half-jerks away before realizing it's pointless. He's already been brought to heel here. Acquiescing might just make him boring enough to ignore after the Joker's had his fun. The man likely won't focus on him for too long.
Hopefully.
While he lets himself be walked, House hunches his shoulders. He's pretty sure he hasn't had this much physical contact with another human being in the three months that he's been here. Even half-freezing, he'd rarely done more than sleep near or next to another person. He's certainly never put his arms around them.
When they make it to the couch, House grabs his pack and clutches it like a shield. He still has a few other weapons attached to it, but they both know those aren't getting used for now. At least he can try to use it as a barrier when he's forced to sit. He'll try to sit as close to the arm rest as possible and place his pack next to himself, rather than letting Joker sit down immediately to his side.]
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Hopefully.
While he lets himself be walked, House hunches his shoulders. He's pretty sure he hasn't had this much physical contact with another human being in the three months that he's been here. Even half-freezing, he'd rarely done more than sleep near or next to another person. He's certainly never put his arms around them.
When they make it to the couch, House grabs his pack and clutches it like a shield. He still has a few other weapons attached to it, but they both know those aren't getting used for now. At least he can try to use it as a barrier when he's forced to sit. He'll try to sit as close to the arm rest as possible and place his pack next to himself, rather than letting Joker sit down immediately to his side.]