However he'll feel in a few minutes time when his brief recovery window has opened and closed, just now Barry follows Derek onto the rug, a sated and boneless pile of limbs. He manages not to land with any of his pointiest angles on Derek's ribs or face, but that's all he manages, and for a while Barry only lies there and breathes.

After a long moment, he grins and lifts his head. "Welcome home, by the way."