[ She wouldn't expect any less. He wouldn't be very Jakurai if he didn't treat it like that.... but he is right. They took their time, him because of how his life was back home— because he never explored things this way, and herself, well.

They already know how messed up things got with her in that department.

Her ears lift when he kisses her back, her hands moving over his bare chest and up to the sides of his neck, and she listens— how can she not? She loves the sound of his voice and could listen to him forever. She isn't going to take the fact that he's saying so much for granted, either—

Her hand strokes back his long hair off his shoulder, before she just nods to him. ]

Aye.

[ There's little she has to say to that, because it shows in their actions. Her gaze is soft, though, and she leans in to kiss along his jawline. ]

As long as you're as happy as you make me. We might be strangers to each other's worlds—we might not even be here long. But I don't want to waste the time we have here, either.

[ She caresses his cheek with her fingers, inhaling his scent, before she moves her mouth to his earlobe, giving it a little nip. ]

Just know that you are who I'd return to. No matter what this place does. That won't change how I feel— even if this place makes it easier to feel for so many.

[ It doesn't mean she'll ever compare, or even treat their intimacy with any less affection than it deserves. Her tail slides over his leg as she pushes her lower body closer. ]

... let me see the sides of you you won't show others. Because I don't intend to hold myself back either.

[ No sooner has she spoken that she leans in to push him back down against the bed, letting his long hair fan out beneath him as she smiles and hovers over him. ]

There won't be any stopping me. I've been holding back on claiming you all this time, you know.