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It didn’t take long to learn that he needed to reserve a good half an hour for post-coital snuggles.
He never would have guessed she was a cuddler before they got intimate. She was, after all, a towering Nord woman with the blood of a dragon and the brash personality to match. Still, without fail, each time they’d finish a bout of love-making, regardless of who was dominating, she would press against his body until long after their pulses returned to normal and their breathing evened out. It didn’t matter that she was taller than him; she would shift her position accordingly so her head fit tucked under his chin. He reached around her to hold her close, relishing the moment of true surrender despite the seemingly awkward angle. She didn’t have to say it anymore; he knew from the way she refused to be separated from him that he had her devotion. Never would he betray it.
With a tender smile, he leaned down to press a kiss to the top of her head and squeezed her tightly. Her contented sigh and nuzzle against his hairy chest was her response to a declaration of love not vocalized. For her, this was worth just as much as the sex, if not more.