[Dimitri's brows raise slightly. Perhaps Nekane doesn't intend it, but that response is indeed very telling. He doesn't comment, though, choosing instead to lean his head back against the plush couch. Is his headache getting worse? It's hard to tell...]

For me, at least, I wouldn't consider sharing my fears to be much of a punishment. Physical punishment would do more.

[And he wants it for exactly that reason. Having a solid method of atonement is actually quite a relief for him.]