[ A lack of experience on both their parts puts them on theoretically even footing when it comes to things like this, but their very different personalities means that Calvin is always going to come off a little sweatier and a little more awkward than Essie ever will.
The lack of excitement about this is pretty even though. Calvin had never been invited into a girl's room before Essie.
Well, he had when he was a little kid, and they were literal playdates, but since puberty happened his number of female friends had dwindled painfully, and his romantic prospects managed to total out at zero before their fateful meeting at the anime convention. Even if Calvin is a cute enough guy, the way he dresses and styles himself does a pretty good job of making him look very ordinary and ignorable.
His inability to make any first approaches doesn't help his case, so it's nice that Essie is willing to take some lead here, because at the very least Calvin is ready and willing to enthusiastically follow.
He twists his body towards her a little as she starts the kiss, pressing his lips back against hers to deepen the kiss a little. They've had enough practice with this now for Calvin to feel pretty comfortable that he's doing an okay job here. ]
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Date: 2021-12-14 02:35 am (UTC)The lack of excitement about this is pretty even though. Calvin had never been invited into a girl's room before Essie.
Well, he had when he was a little kid, and they were literal playdates, but since puberty happened his number of female friends had dwindled painfully, and his romantic prospects managed to total out at zero before their fateful meeting at the anime convention. Even if Calvin is a cute enough guy, the way he dresses and styles himself does a pretty good job of making him look very ordinary and ignorable.
His inability to make any first approaches doesn't help his case, so it's nice that Essie is willing to take some lead here, because at the very least Calvin is ready and willing to enthusiastically follow.
He twists his body towards her a little as she starts the kiss, pressing his lips back against hers to deepen the kiss a little. They've had enough practice with this now for Calvin to feel pretty comfortable that he's doing an okay job here. ]