[PAST] Breaking Your Resolve — Like a Siren in the Deep

He flushed, not expecting her to kiss him back — no, again. Hi, he murmured, once she'd broken the kiss she began, a shy grin playing across his lips. His ears were still red, as he took in her home. He's been here before, even with her alone, like this.

No, not quite like this... before, they'd never kissed. He cleared his throat, and rubbed the back of his neck, I wanted... to see you, he finally decided. That wasn't quite right; he hadn't wanted to see her — if anything, he'd been trying to avoid her because he wanted so badly to see her.

He bit his lip; kissing her had gone fine, but Ruth hadn't told him what to expect after that. Uncertainty in his eyes, etched across his face, he let his gaze roam around the living room. Not searching for a way out (after all, he knew all the escape routes available), but more idle. Eventually, he settled on her couch — well, he tripped over his own feet, and landed on the couch.

@Megara Fern