" No, I’m good, just ribs saying no climbing you.” Ravi made a frustrated face, his nose crinkling up. “But I want to climb you.”
“Absolutely no climbing me—”
Ravi made a high-pitched whine of protest, already shaking his head.
“—until the bandages come off,” Sora finished, amused again. “You’ve really got to let me finish my sentences, dear heart.”
“But you start off saying really awful things,” Ravi protested. “Just checking, but I can totally climb you later, right? "
― A.J. Sherwood , Blood (Scales 'N' Spells, #3)