_{[he's not used to people being this much taller than he is, so it catches roche by surprise for a few moments. then, it clicks in his head and he leans up on his tiptoes to properly return it, seeking out the crook of his neck purely out of habit. hugs like that are always the best, okay? he's a sucker for little affectionate things like that.]}

Forgive me for assuming you came from someplace civilized and not a backwater village in the middle of who-knows-where.

_{[it's all teasing, evident by the smile on roche's face as he pulls away, hands on each shoulder to really take a good, proper look at him. tall, very easy on the eyes, and he's... actually really, really cute looking all flustered like he is. yep, definitely a weakness for redheads. especially because roche actually has to tilt his chin up just a smidge to look this one in the eye.]}

They won't lash out and bite you, I promise. Not unless they've got an idiot behind the wheel, anyhow.