Phoenix had been sleeping most of the day away, and it's clearly good for him because more color seeps into his scales. Now, there seems to be a shining gilded trim to the fins at his ears, when previously they'd been only a pale and slightly sickly blue. The blue color in his scales is becoming richer in quality, but still not as beautiful as they were in the beginning.

He perks awake, blinking sleep from his eyes as Arthur comes in, and he returns Arthur's smile. They can put the kissing thing behind them, if that's what Arthur wants.

He opens his mouth to speak, then closes it again abruptly, nodding instead before pulling himself out of the tub, balancing himself on the edge as he reaches for a towel. No need to start talking before he's got legs.