[— Which is what he offers by way of warning, keeping the hold on her one hand while reaching around to support her shoulders with the other arm behind them, and with a shift and a pivot he very much does sweep her down into a dip, as much for the sake of partially concealing their faces from view of the Trio as to make this all suitably theatrical.
He lets one beat pass, in part to play up the drama and in part to make sure she's not going to bite him by reflex or by design, and then settles for simply getting it over with — bringing their lips together with an intensity that approximates insuppressible passion.
And, well.
For all the associated reluctance, it's not altogether a bad kiss, either.]
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[— Which is what he offers by way of warning, keeping the hold on her one hand while reaching around to support her shoulders with the other arm behind them, and with a shift and a pivot he very much does sweep her down into a dip, as much for the sake of partially concealing their faces from view of the Trio as to make this all suitably theatrical.
He lets one beat pass, in part to play up the drama and in part to make sure she's not going to bite him by reflex or by design, and then settles for simply getting it over with — bringing their lips together with an intensity that approximates insuppressible passion.
And, well.
For all the associated reluctance, it's not altogether a bad kiss, either.]