Any other day, Jono's answer would have involved a moment's thought and an apology. Taking off his bandages involved laying himself bare in a way that most people never would be. Involved showing off so much of what was broken.

Today, though?

His fingers grasped at Hannibal's lower back, and he shifted his weight a little, so that he could look Hannibal in the eye.

//Not at all. Take them off.//