you're welcome for the emotional whiplash

The good news for them both was that Soh didn’t expect perfection. She may not know what to expect, exactly, but she knew that this had to be a skill that one honed over time. The only way to get better at it was to try it, to communicate, and adjust in the future. So the unspoken promise of a next time bothered her not at all, and she grinned into Zavien’s neck in response.

Once she was on the bed, she sprawled back as he kissed her, smiling into the kiss as he tugged at her pants. His breathy whisper had her nodding. ”Okay,” she murmured, watching the nervous way he shifted, hearing it in his voice. But it didn’t deter him from brushing one last kiss against her lips before kneeling between her legs. If anything, her own nerves spiked to see him there, feeling exposed in a way that she never had before. What if he hated this? What if she tasted bad? What if she disappointed him in some way?

For a moment, Zavien paused, and Soh wondered if he was going to change his mind, but he leaned forward to run his tongue along her core, coaxing a soft intake of breath from her. It might not have been particularly skilled - it was more testing than anything - but it was very different from the feeling of anything else that had ever touched her there, and her heart rate kicked up as she adjusted to the foreign sensation.

Sohalia

His tongue ran along Soh and Zavien felt her heartrate pick up where the pendant rested against his chest. Acutely attuned to her, he caught the soft intake of breath, felt her adjust subconsciously to his touch. It wasn't much of a reaction yet, but it was enough to tell him that it wasn't uncomfortable, and he calmed some of the doubts with another deep breath. She smelled and tasted like nothing he'd experienced before, a salty tanginess that he found intriguing. It wasn't at all unpleasant, beckoning him forward to try again. 

This time, he proceeded slower, continuing to map her with more confidence. His fingers spread her wider, and when his tongue made contact, there was more pressure, probing and curling upward. He found her opening, dipping briefly inside before moving up to find and circle the nub he knew would bring her the most pleasure.

Zavien

It was strange at first, but not at all unpleasant, to be the absolute center of attention, to focus entirely on her own pleasure. A part of her was hesitant to give in, wanting to give as much as she received, and for a moment she struggled with a certain awkwardness centered entirely on being spread before Zavien on the bed, taking what he was willing to give without expecting anything in return.

He spread her wider, his tongue dipping into her opening briefly, and she sighed softly, trying to let go of any inhibitions she had. He had wanted this, too, and surely he would stop if he didn’t like it, if he wanted something else. And as his tongue traveling to her clit, circling it with more pressure, Soh gave herself over to the sensation, releasing her worries and any lingering tension along with them.

The feeling of Zavien’s tongue on her was unlike anything she’d ever experienced before. It was a softer pressure than his fingers might have been, and without any other stimulation to focus on, her body seemed to hone in entirely on that one point of contact. She shivered with pleasure, a quiet moan slipping from her lips. His movements were slow and deliberate, testing and exploring, and the result was almost teasing, leaving her wanting for more.

Sohalia

His awareness seemed to narrow to only two things: Soh and his tongue. The small shiver and moan were a start, her body responding in the positive, and Zavien found encouragement to be bolder. He felt for every ridge, experimenting with different angles and pressures as he listened for her reactions. Having noticed that her clit was the most sensitive, he tried to pay it more attention than anywhere else. 

Worried she was slipping off the bed, Zavien shifted to have her legs over his shoulders as he leaned farther in to plant his lips against her. While licking and pressing with his tongue seemed to be working, he decided to try something a little different. He nudged her clit with his nose before placing his mouth over it, sucking it with a soft kiss.

Zavien

It was rare that Soh gave herself permission to simply exist, but right now, that was about all she could do. Every lick of Zavien’s tongue was more pleasurable than the last. He was intimately attuned to her every movement, her every sound, seeming to adjust to what she enjoyed most without having to really think about it. While she’d been prepared to tell him if he needed to do something different, she found that words were unnecessary for now, what with how eagerly he paid attention to every tiny cue she gave.

With her thighs bracketing his ears, Soh was unprepared when he changed what he was doing, shifting from licking to gently sucking on her clit. A sound of surprised pleasure fell from her lips as her back arched off the bed. ”Definitely more of that,” she pleaded breathlessly, her voice husky with desire, just in case it wasn’t abundantly clear from her body language.

Sohalia

Uncertain whether his action would lead to any sort of pleasure, Zavien was similarly surprised by her reaction. He felt a small sense of satisfaction when her legs pressed into his shoulders, her body pressing harder against his mouth as she arched from the bed. Soh was right in assuming he didn't need to hear her words, but he welcomed them nonetheless, humming a confirmation against her as he seemed to make a tier of effective actions in his mind, placing this one at the very top. 

As much as he wanted to continue sucking her clit if that was all she needed, he guessed that it wouldn't be enough to simply do that over and over. So he lowered his tongue to pressed farther into her opening, reaching as far as he could before guiding back up to her clit. He circled it once then sealed his lips over it again, sucking deeper this time, eagerly anticipating her reaction this time.

Zavien

While Soh had started this particular adventure with more curiosity than anything, now all she felt was raw desire pulsing in her very bones. Even Zavien’s soft hum of confirmation was enough to draw a shuddering breath from her, the subtle vibrations from his lips enticing. Much to her dismay, he moved away from her clit, but she couldn’t complain for long, not with his tongue inside her.

When he circled her clit, she whimpered, doing her best not to squirm beneath his ministrations; but as he sucked her clit back into his mouth, she cried out, hips bucking against him seemingly of their own volition. She hadn’t known what to expect, but it certainly hadn’t been this slow burning flame that Zavien stoked with each new press of his tongue. She hadn’t expected it to feel this good.

Sohalia

Zavien would be the first to admit that he had no clue what he was doing, but it seemed like he was doing something right. The whimper sounded more like pleading than a complaint, a request he immediately answered with a suck of his lips, stunned again by the force of her reaction. He had to use one hand to hold her in place, so she didn't fall off the bed or knock him back as she bucked from the sensations he elicited. 

There was a small sense of pride he tucked close to his chest, pleased that she was enjoying it, that he could feel whatever tension had been there before bleed into pleasure and heightened desire. It left him with no plans to stop, and Zavien pressed his face in closer to alternate between curling his tongue into her, pressing and swirling it around her clit, and finally doing the sucking motion that had her back arching. After a few more of the same process, he finished the pattern by planting his lips around her, spinning and manipulating his tongue while sealed firmly to her before suddenly sucking long and deep.

Zavien

He certainly was doing something right, if Soh’s reactions were anything to go by. Her awareness had narrowed to the press of his tongue, the slow, deliberate path he set against her core and up to suck on her clit. Nothing existed outside of that: no withered friendships or fears of rejection. There was only Zavien, only this moment, only what happened from one breath to the next.

Each time he repeated the pattern he’d set, she was left a little more breathless, a little more shaky in its wake. Her hips rolled, back arching, little moans of pleasure filling the room as she clenched her hands around the sheets. The fire burning in her core spread as Zavien’s efforts drove her further and further towards her release, finally culminating as he sucked and licked at her clit in one smooth motion.

”Zavien -“ Soh cried, arching against him as her orgasm crested, washing over her in waves of pleasure as she shattered beneath his tongue.

Sohalia

Each pass of his tongue earned a more intense reaction than the last, and he could feel the building orgasm taking shape. From the needy press of her hips to where her legs pulled him flush against her, from the breathy moans to the quiet mews that echoed in his ears, Zavien could feel it coming like the breaking of dawn on the horizon. He didn't know if his final attempt would push her over, but he tried anyways, sealing and sucking against her clit until she cried out his name, her heartbeat stuttering wild against his chest as she came. 

Holding her in place, Zavien drank her in, continuing to lick and suck as she fell apart, dragging out her pleasure for as long as he could. The efforts became softer, slower as he eased the tender nerves, letting no drop of her release go to waste as he let her orgasm run its course. 

Only once he was certain that she had finished did Zavien pull away from a breath, failing to realize how little of that he'd been doing. He was slightly lightheaded, dazed by what had just happened, by what he'd just done. Maybe it was that realization or the lack of oxygen, but he felt a little giddy, an airy chuckle barely taking form with what breath he had.

Zavien

Soh’s orgasm tore through her in a blaze of white-hot pleasure. Every wave seemed to hit harder than the last, dragging her under as she fell apart. Zavien drank her in as she shook with the force of it all, lingering against her clit in a way that was just shy of too much for her sensitive nerves. It was only when she’d finally finished that he withdrew, and for a moment, Soh simply lay there, stunned and sated in equal measure.

It was Zavien’s light chuckle that had her moving, propping herself up on her elbows to look at him where he still knelt between her thighs. There was a satisfied smirk on her face as she took him in, and though she longed for something sexy or sweet to say, nothing immediately came to mind. Maybe it was the afterglow of her orgasm, but she found herself rendered momentarily speechless.

But that only lasted for a moment. As Soh slowly removed her legs from Zavien’s shoulders, scooting herself back further into the bed, her smirk shifted into a true smile. ”Come here,” she requested softly, reaching for him as though to tug him off his knees and onto the bed with her.

Sohalia

As his chuckle fell, Zavien peeked up at Soh from between her thighs, catching the bright smile on her face. A blush hid beneath the flush of effort on his cheeks, still disbelieving that he'd managed to do such a thing, that he'd managed to put that expression on her lips with only his mouth. A stunned, a still slightly dazed smile played around his lips, his tongue running along them to taste what lingers there. 

He was still baffled when Soh shifted, moving further onto the bed. The weight lifted from his shoulders, and Zavien blinked to take a deeper breath, immediately following her at the soft request. He crawled up before flopping down by her side to stare amazingly at her. His hand moved instinctually to her waist, keeping her close as he fought the urge to kiss her, unsure if that was something she wanted after what he just did.

Zavien

Every movement was relaxed as Soh pulled herself further onto the bed. As Zavien joined her, she flopped back with a happy sigh, then turned onto her side, hooking a leg around his waist in an effort to pull him closer. She gazed at him adoringly, reaching to stroke his cheek, and then she was tugging him towards her so that she could press her lips to his.

The kiss was gentle, loving, and yet despite being fully satisfied, Soh lingered, inviting Zavien to take more if he so chose. It wasn’t that she felt she owed him anything, but rather that she desperately wanted to make him feel as good as she now felt. She wanted to show him how loved he was, how desired.

The taste of herself on his lips was foreign, and something that Soh mostly ignored. Neither pleasant nor unpleasant for her, she simply kissed him, slowly, passionately, hoping to spark just as much pleasure in him as he had in her.

Sohalia

He wasn't conflicted for long. Soh made the move, pulling him closer to claim his lips. She didn't say anything or balk at the taste, seeming to press heat into him with her mouth. It was a hot, passionate kiss that reached down into his core to graze against his desire. As much as he enjoyed getting Soh off, he'd been so focused on her pleasure that he hadn't cared about his own. It hadn't turned him on or made him think about what he might get afterwards. It had simply been a way for him to make her feel good. 

But when she hooked her leg around him and kissed him like some powerful seductress, Zavien was left with little else to think about. His hand lowered to her thigh, gripping it in place as he returned her attentions with fervor. The oxygen he'd been trying to recover felt like a far-off thought, overwhelmed by what she was doing. He moaned against her lips, his body responding to her like she held the key, immediately flaring to life.

Zavien