I think he went from crouching to kneeling - just rolled forward a bit.

*snugs Nimbus* His ego gets badly bruised in this one. Bless him, he's not even exaggerating that much - it just sounds that way.

I had so much fun writing the washing line scene. It's still one of my favourite scenes ever.

This whole story was about the relationship between the two of them. They bounce off each other in such interesting ways, yet they're good for each other.

Thanks for the super-comment, especially given you've read this before. I'm glad it works the second time round as well.