[ Hei's eyes still express a cool disengagement. But that's his kneejerk if he's skirting the line of adrenaline or potential pain. It's a hard concept to get across in words, but the war has tattooed into his psyche that rapid heartbeats, buzzing nerves and graying periphery equal total detachment and a readiness to Fight-Kill. But that's not what it is here. It's still an effort to remind himself that sometimes B (excitement) feels like A (hyperarousal) without being anything at all like A. ]
[ He takes a deep breath, lets the tension seep out nice and slow. Korra's hand is still gripped in his. He presses a kiss to the palm -- a silent Press start to resume. So timid again, so self-conscious -- he has to remind himself if this is going to be A Regular Thing, he needs to be the patient one here. ]
[ When she takes him back in her mouth, his eyes flutter shut, lips parted on a sound that's both loaded and relieved. It's not the ultimate sexual experience: he's worried about scaring her, she's worried about hurting him, but he's very flattered and turned on that she's giving this to him. Lips against her palm, he murmurs, ] You're doing good. You're doing so good. [ The More is implicit in the tight curl of his free hand in her hair,in the incremental shift of his hips. ]
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[ He takes a deep breath, lets the tension seep out nice and slow. Korra's hand is still gripped in his. He presses a kiss to the palm -- a silent Press start to resume. So timid again, so self-conscious -- he has to remind himself if this is going to be A Regular Thing, he needs to be the patient one here. ]
[ When she takes him back in her mouth, his eyes flutter shut, lips parted on a sound that's both loaded and relieved. It's not the ultimate sexual experience: he's worried about scaring her, she's worried about hurting him, but he's very flattered and turned on that she's giving this to him. Lips against her palm, he murmurs, ] You're doing good. You're doing so good. [ The More is implicit in the tight curl of his free hand in her hair,in the incremental shift of his hips. ]