Cuddly is ALWAYS an acceptable emotion! Unless you're a bleeding xenomorph or something.

Interesting in how the first version Jon describes Stephen's sniffling as fake, so it's like Stephen is just using the occasion as an excuse to be closer to him. Then in the second version, Stephen comes off as genuinely upset but subconsciously taking advantage of the situation.

And I like the comparison to a cat in the first one, because it's so spot-on.

The last line is very cute. :)