Freeced

A First Kiss

[flash fic, queer romance, furry, oc]

Lylack (lagoform) - they/them Petal (lagoform) - he/him

[for an explanation of creature types in Springworld, click here. for a longer Lylack/Petal story, click here.]

Lylack kissed Petal without meaning to. Then, shocking themselves with the forwardness of the maneuver, they leaned in further, realizing they had very much meant to after all. There was no time to come to their senses, because Petal was already kissing them back with the force of a two-moon tide, far more than they would have expected such a little lop to bring. After a giddy, breathless moment, the two broke apart. Lylack panted for air, but Petal only looked up at them with newfound fervor shining in his eyes.

”I—um—oh!” said Lylack, finding themselves without a set of instructions for this moment. Did cute boys ever come with a manual, perhaps a diagram? They tried to cast their mind back on any memory that might have been of use, but now found their brain too perfectly smooth to afford them any purchase on its thoughts. A cloud of concern reacted hot pink inside of them and rose up through these dense surroundings, radiating through the fur above their cheeks and just a bit up over their nose.

Petal noticed. “You're right,” he said, though Lylack hadn't spoken, or could not. “You really are right. We should keep going. This protocol could use more thorough testing, don't you think?” The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly then, front teeth flashing further in a soft and playful grin.

Lylack found some of their voice and rushed to get it past their tongue. “I guess we should,” they rasped, the syllables scraping through an airway that was suddenly made of sand. “Sorry. Terra!” They cleared their throat, trying desperately to hold in a fit of coughing that was sure to spoil the mood before it ever had a chance to develop. Their eyes began to water and go wide before Petal, watching incredulously, offered them his hydration pouch and came in close to pat them on the back.

“I don't know if this is your first kiss, or just your first day in Springworld, but—” he said, bending Lylack's ear to whisper close. “You're funny. And cute. Please don't die right now before I finish making out with you.”

Lylack couldn't blush any deeper, so instead they simply nodded, tentatively testing out their vocal cords again.

“I promise,” they said quietly, relaxing as Petal's gentle paws found their way up to the back of Lylack's neck and started gently rubbing the fur at the base of their skull, just beneath the locks of lavender that swayed beneath his touch. “If it matters—” they broke off momentarily as Petal's prodding restructured their brain—“it's not my first kiss. I think um, I think I just like you a lot.” Their voice faded out on the last few words, and they cast their eyes down shyly at the ground in front of them.

Fortunately, that's where Petal was. He stood on his tiptoes, tracing his paws up further until he had a firm but careful grip on both of Lylack's long ears. Then he slowly pulled the springhare's head down to his level, brushing his ears against theirs and feeling his nose tingle and twitch with the feeling of their faces just as close as they could possibly be. He paused. Almost just as close as they could be. Slowly, he slid a paw down Lylack's face and let it rest on the bridge of their nose as he gazed through two pairs of foggy lenses that were threatening to obscure their lovely eyes.

The Shadow knows. The Shadow gets it. 🐰🧋💕

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