[look buddy he's not ready to admit he misses anyone just let him be]

Heh. You let me do that, I'll eat all of 'em. I'm real hungry.

[And the way he says it is definitely an indication that he's not just hungry for food. Sorry not sorry, he's definitely eyeing Avdol up and down, almost coyly.

He purrs at the hand on his tail, and he's leaning in even closer my dude, pressing a kiss to Avdol's cheek. Hope you like a big black lipstick mark there.]

Nah, pretty much stopped at this point.

You wanna keep touching it, Mohammed?