For several long seconds, he won't meet her gaze and when he does, there's a complex tangle of emotions at play there. Desire, dread, and guilt all war for most prominent. Now that Rogue has regained her equilibrium, would she find what they'd done to be objectionable? They're not... compatible. They're not even the same species. They're not even close to the same baseline.
That isn't even the worst of it.
One could argue that he'd used her for satiation just as much, especially given that last part (and his spark churns in hot remembrance, certain he'd never hear anyone speak like that to him ever again), even if physically he had not been completed. Who used a friend so obviously in need for their own satisfaction?
Someone like him, obviously.
"It's fine," he says lowly. "My systems will handle it."
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That isn't even the worst of it.
One could argue that he'd used her for satiation just as much, especially given that last part (and his spark churns in hot remembrance, certain he'd never hear anyone speak like that to him ever again), even if physically he had not been completed. Who used a friend so obviously in need for their own satisfaction?
Someone like him, obviously.
"It's fine," he says lowly. "My systems will handle it."