He laughs again and kisses the wrinkled nose. 'I'd have been disappointed if you didn't lose it enough for there to be a few sounds like that, and I promise I won't tell anyone that you whined, OK?'

Needless to say, he doesn't mind.

'I think I'm going to take up being insufferably smug for a living though. I freely admit to feeling that way when I remember the way you sound.'

Tired though, yes. But he's not falling asleep first, he's determined about that. He likes watching Random when he's that perfectly relaxed.