( that's a dangerous question to ask a boy, Maya. when given an option between one kiss and many, it would take a rare kind to err on the side of one and done. Peter is a whole lot of things — heroic to a fault, a huge sufferer of survivor's guilt, not half as funny as he thinks he is, and a horrible indoor skateboarder — but above the simple and expected desires of a male his age? mmm, no, he's not that.
that said, his excessive interest in the activity and experience in it besides, the kiss is indeed quite short. maybe it's not as stunningly romantic that way, but coerced into canoodling through disruptive magical plants sort of killed the romance before they even started. he'd rather know it is something she wants instead of something she feels obligated to agree to.
a moment is long enough for him to wonder, and silence is rarely to be taken as a good sign, yet the momentary panic is quelled as she decides it wasn't so bad after all. he's relieved and reassured all at once, though really, what was he expecting? she asks him about whether her lips seemed dry and perhaps it's the scientist in him that has to verify his findings before he can elaborate on them, but with the knowledge one kiss had been "kinda nice" Peter seems inclined for the second to be more on the edge of "more or less enjoyable".
so the second kiss is less fleeting, less testing, less inquiring, less to impress a plant and more simply because he wants to. because he's wanted to for longer than he likes to think about. it's a dangerous edge he's teetering on, but when it comes down to it, it's also an edge he's never been any good at not jumping straight off of sooner or later. )
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Date: 2018-05-08 04:23 am (UTC)that said, his excessive interest in the activity and experience in it besides, the kiss is indeed quite short. maybe it's not as stunningly romantic that way, but coerced into canoodling through disruptive magical plants sort of killed the romance before they even started. he'd rather know it is something she wants instead of something she feels obligated to agree to.
a moment is long enough for him to wonder, and silence is rarely to be taken as a good sign, yet the momentary panic is quelled as she decides it wasn't so bad after all. he's relieved and reassured all at once, though really, what was he expecting? she asks him about whether her lips seemed dry and perhaps it's the scientist in him that has to verify his findings before he can elaborate on them, but with the knowledge one kiss had been "kinda nice" Peter seems inclined for the second to be more on the edge of "more or less enjoyable".
so the second kiss is less fleeting, less testing, less inquiring, less to impress a plant and more simply because he wants to. because he's wanted to for longer than he likes to think about. it's a dangerous edge he's teetering on, but when it comes down to it, it's also an edge he's never been any good at not jumping straight off of sooner or later. )