Is this is a good reaction? He hopes so. Armand doesn't seem to be withdrawing, rather, he seems like he's seeing something past this basement. But then his maker clutches a little tighter, and Daniel thinks: maybe it is a good reaction, and he hasn't pushed too far. He could try to make excuses for himself, that he's just trying to be transparent, and sure, he is. But there's also greed in him, he can't deny that. A part of him wants it all to be too fucking much.

Because it's Armand, and Armand is out of his goddamn mind, and as much as Daniel wants to help him, he just wants him authentically, too.

Which is insane.

Daniel nudges forward, bumping noses and pressing foreheads together. Here we fucking are, together.