"You don't have to be naked. Clothing masked and masqueraded, hiding, hidden, holding yourself inside of them." Clothing was important to Dorian, it made statements about who he wanted to show himself to be, kept his real self safely hidden under layers.

He reached up and started to dry off his hair, then down his neck, shoulders and arms before moving to his chest.

"Dorian. Do you... not like caring so deeply that you feel like you need to look after me?"