[…Cassian had quite a lot of—and varied—experience. Including some that involved superficial, circumstantial similarities to this one.
He'd never felt anything remotely like this.
The electricity that coursed through them, reciprocal feedback, how the air itself seemed to vibrate near her, let alone when and where they actually touched…
Was it having her kneeling before him, the kiss she placed on his leg, or…? yes, it was definitely: that mischievous little smile. That made him suddenly have to focus hard on his mental regimen to keep his autonomic reflexes from… reflexing.
Usually, he had exceptional control.
Thing was… it had been years… of being (by choice or mostly not) in all sorts of situations and gaining all sorts of experiences, but always fundamentally wondering—What it be like to do this because he wanted to? With someone he liked?
And here they were. Here she was.
He succeeded in diminishing in his involuntary response—partly. But what she'd just done still had an obvious effect.]
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He'd never felt anything remotely like this.
The electricity that coursed through them, reciprocal feedback, how the air itself seemed to vibrate near her, let alone when and where they actually touched…
Was it having her kneeling before him, the kiss she placed on his leg, or…? yes, it was definitely: that mischievous little smile. That made him suddenly have to focus hard on his mental regimen to keep his autonomic reflexes from… reflexing.
Usually, he had exceptional control.
Thing was… it had been years… of being (by choice or mostly not) in all sorts of situations and gaining all sorts of experiences, but always fundamentally wondering—What it be like to do this because he wanted to? With someone he liked?
And here they were. Here she was.
He succeeded in diminishing in his involuntary response—partly. But what she'd just done still had an obvious effect.]