[She doesn't give him permission, she takes it as an invitation. There's something undeniably attractive about Marianne taking the initiative and kissing him and he's very quick to return it. She's not going to see anything in his reaction that will tell her to stop - if anything he looks entirely too pleased and while he's not experienced with this at all, he's definitely enthusiastic.
The hand on her cheek moves back to the back of her head, beneath her braid. To keep her head tipped up, and perhaps to keep her there, because he can't bear the idea of her pulling away just yet. He keeps the kiss chaste even though he'd like nothing more than to deepen it.
It's... really nice, in a way he wasn't aware anything really could be. It's a bit embarrassing that a simple kiss can break down his walls like this...]
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The hand on her cheek moves back to the back of her head, beneath her braid. To keep her head tipped up, and perhaps to keep her there, because he can't bear the idea of her pulling away just yet. He keeps the kiss chaste even though he'd like nothing more than to deepen it.
It's... really nice, in a way he wasn't aware anything really could be. It's a bit embarrassing that a simple kiss can break down his walls like this...]