[Jin laughs and everything is right again, and Asher smiles too.

The first time had managed to make him laugh it'd been by mistake, and although he was annoyed at the time, it had definitely changed some little thing inside, to see a man so menacing crack a smile that wasn't bitter or tinged with disdain. He watches the contours of Jin's face move, grinning a little wider as he notes those familiar wrinkles around the eyes, and slides an arm around a waist that's thicker than the ones he's so used to holding.]

Whaaaat!

[Said on an exhale, after elbowing Jin gently.]

Okay, okay... So I wasn't total garbage, but-

[r u pulling him closer u cheeky son of a bitch]

I wasn't about to be winning no nerd league championships, ya hear?