[ yes. positive reinforcement through cute and romantic gestures from the housewarden of heartslabyul would probably get most to recoil in fear. then again, floyd is anything but part of the 'most'. he's the one that has acclimated to riddle's behavior, to his succinct and direct nature. to his diligence, to his strictness, but he's no longer some inflexible flower made of cracked glass. he's something much better. someone more fun, someone that his juniors respect more than they did before. ]

Couldn't imagin' ya throwin' anythin' this important out. If ya work hard... ya should keep some kinda proof that ya did it...

[ knowledge is probably enough, but. it never hurts to have something physical in hand.

he does take those already written notes though and beings to peruse them. getting halfway through is probably his limit, which he acknowledges he's already bored even before he gets through the first section pertaining to the hows and whys of rudimentary alchemy and comparing the methods to today's standards and... ]

Eh. Think I got it all.

[ back to aggressively snuggling his partner, who has gone long enough without a more handsy floyd. ]

So this would be a good time to take a break, yeah?~