In fact, he's nuzzling into Basch, and the older man finds himself momentarily speechless, like this can't be real. Except every one of his senses keeps telling him it is. ]
It's...hard to feel confident if they other doesn't react.
[ It's worse than that, sometimes. But he doesn't need to go into that. And at Olivine's concern, he just brushes the other's hair again, stroking his still lightly heaving back. ]
It's better to have an idea, I think. I've done a lot. I really don't think it will be a problem. At worst, either of us can ask to wait until our energy returns.
[ Again, he skates around the truth of it. He's done a lot, and much of it being used and even humiliated, pushed well past his limits. Olivine being eager for contact, even if it's often, even if it's more experimental -- this is entirely different. ]
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Date: 2024-06-11 02:49 pm (UTC)In fact, he's nuzzling into Basch, and the older man finds himself momentarily speechless, like this can't be real. Except every one of his senses keeps telling him it is. ]
It's...hard to feel confident if they other doesn't react.
[ It's worse than that, sometimes. But he doesn't need to go into that. And at Olivine's concern, he just brushes the other's hair again, stroking his still lightly heaving back. ]
It's better to have an idea, I think. I've done a lot. I really don't think it will be a problem. At worst, either of us can ask to wait until our energy returns.
[ Again, he skates around the truth of it. He's done a lot, and much of it being used and even humiliated, pushed well past his limits. Olivine being eager for contact, even if it's often, even if it's more experimental -- this is entirely different. ]