Shannon pulled Eli even closer once the younger man made the first move, listening to him ramble. Curiously, he reached over Eli to the nightstand for the analog clock he could read with his hands. After a moment, he turned back to Eli and settled himself back down. "It's been a while since we started, and I'm gonna guess it didn't take hours for us to finish up. You haven't slept yet?"

The longer Eli spoke, the easier it was to read into his disposition. Something was a bit off, but Shannon couldn't quite figure out what. Better to get him to talk more, perhaps reveal something, or nudge him toward sleep so that he could get some rest and sort it out later. With the hand he had used to check the clock, Shannon started to stroke at Eli's jawline with his thumb. Where his palm had laid was a good place to monitor heartbeat in lieu of watching for nervous motions.