[He takes a moment, upon his exposure to her chest, to inhale deeply. Getting naught but fur and steel, he simply waits for her to let go of him with a sense of loss. A chance had been missed.]

[No matter, he would have other chances, and it's been foreeever since he's seen her last. He beams brightly at her even despite the mild crushing. It's just like... more affection than other people give, is all!]

[The barrier is quite tangible, and feels somewhere between unbreakable and completely unbreakable. The thing is a hell of a barrier, by any standards.]

Um... it's more... erm. [He laughs sheepishly. There isn't a way to make this sound good, and he knows it.]

I don't like being told 'no,' when it comes to something I'm passionate about.