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【FO4】 COMPANIONS AS KISSERS

Cait is a messy kisser; everything with her is forthright and raw — all tongues and teeth. She isn't the best practiced at intimacy... far from it, but she relishes the opportunity to show commitment in a very simple, unambiguous manner. It allows her to save her words for inelegant muttering and praise; this is her partner, and every kiss sends butterflies through her stomach that fluster her to no end.

Cait enjoys threading her fingers through her partner's hair but will never tug outside of the bedroom. She enjoys running her thumb over her partner's kiss-swollen lips, admiring her handiwork and letting the feelings of being in love bloom through her chest. She also likes to keep her eyes open from time to time, seeing her love melt into her kiss brings her sheer bliss.

Curie is a doe-eyed sweetheart once she learns what kisses are. She will constantly ask her partner for quick little pecks — face lighting up every time and will happily toddle off with a bubbly sway for another ten minutes until she returns. The novelty of kisses don't fade, and even after twenty years of marriage, Curie would still gaze with big, hopeful eyes and ask for consent to kiss them. Her kisses become longer and harder with time and familiarity... but they very rarely expand beyond chaste expressions of love.

Curie loves embracing her partner during kisses, often looping her arms over their shoulders and trapping them into a series of little kisses all over their face. Even one in return will have her beaming and giddy.

Paladin Danse is an awkward kisser at first. Contrary to the story that that strapping chest and burly biceps tell: that man is very inexperienced with romance. He won't know where to put his hands — his partner will have to guide them from behind his back — and he will have that little Danse look of bewilderment on his face. He's like kissing a statue and he won't reciprocate at all at first, just experiencing it.

But with time and patience, he will flourish and his love will find themselves with their head cradled and a gentle hand on their chin guiding them to meet his lips. Danse's kisses are soft and chaste but he takes his time — always exhaling a pleased sigh on the first of a series of smooches. This isn't true for his amorous moments however; in which his demeanour flips entirely... and his sweetheart can expect to be manhandled and kissed until they go dizzy from lack of air. Horny Danse uses tongue.

Deacon is cautious with his affections. He won't express any romantic sentiments in the field — and will reject any advances made by his partner with an apologetic brush of his hand against theirs. Even in private, if they aren't somewhere he deems safe from danger: Deacon will only press gentle kisses to his sweetheart's hand or give them a chaste peck on the cheek. His eyes are always on the horizon; he just can't ever truly settle out on the road.

But if at home, Deacon's love can expect a cheeky, playful tongue worming its way past their lips to lick behind their teeth. He still isn't overly tactile, worried that they'll second-guess their affections for him if he gives his all. He's worried about being vulnerable and the real him, so it takes time for the domestic, routine kisses to come into the relationship.

Dogmeat is a very slobbery but loving kisser. He is quite opiniated in whom he will lick and grace with his divine affection: but those that are worthy shall never be without a tongue up their nose again.

John Hancock has smooched just about every possible breed and variation of person you can find. They're originally rough and playful, a tiny peck of his chapped lips meant as a tease — given to lover and foe alike. As his relationship deepens, Hancock will find himself learning how to properly show romantic affections (far too used to hounding his bedpartners with a roving tongue and groping hands) because it just won't feel right treating his sweetheart with any less reverence than they deserve. His love can expect arms wrapping around them from behind, the ghoul swaying them both in time to some old-world tune and pressing kisses along their jaw up to their ear.

Even after he's found his domestic footing, Hancock is still an earthy, eccentric man that would never dream of concealing appreciation for his lover's thighs and backside — and will openly share his affinity for kissing there. He is but a man.

RJ MacCready forgets to breathe during kisses. He'll go until he physically can't any longer, forced to pull away from his partner to pant for air. He gasps after tiny pecks, holds his breath when his sweetheart trails kisses over his body. It's one of the best ways to shut him up — to kiss him — as the sniper's brain just shuts off and melts into goo. He'll hold onto whatever is close, be it digging his fingers into a tabletop or his lover's sides, and he'll find his tongue useless for the next thirty seconds afterwards.

MacCready loves to pepper kisses over his partner's tummy, its something he's grown fond of since having Duncan, as making a loved one squirm and giggle floods his heart with warmth. He'll try his best to pin them down and lavish over them as best he can, blowing raspberries and stealing kisses when they're distracted being tickled by his devilishly deft fingers.

Nick Valentine is a well-bred gallant whose devotion and love are shared by touch. A kiss is never without a supportive hand on his partner's lower back, or his 'flesh' hand cupping their jaw. The detective's kisses are slow and deliberate, used to convey trust, vulnerability and adoration rather than lust. He will always remove his hat — holding it to shield them from view if in public, and even if his partner is taller than him... Nick always leans his body against them and dips his lover to meet his lips.

It isn't uncommon for Nick to give his sweetheart a kiss on the top of their head if he walks past them sitting, or a peck on the forehead if they are standing.

Old Longfellow is an experienced old man; he doesn't mess around, tolerates no brahminshit and certainly won't toy around with his partner or let them play around with him. His kisses are rough but fleeting, his hooked nose poking out his love's eye or digging into their cheek. Longfellow almost always has some kind of muck smeared on his face but he refuses to apologise for it — he loves witnessing his partner squeal and try to squirm away too much.

He is a very tactile man; he will sulk and grump if he can't wrap his arms around his sweetheart during a kiss. He loves burying his face in the crook of their neck, and peppering kisses there and over their collarbone and shoulder.

Piper Wright's kisses are never finished without a boop! to the nose after they part. She enjoys short and playful kisses most of the time, little smooches with pauses between to have her partner guess which flavour of lip gloss she put on this morning. She always tastes sweet, aided by whatever treat she's been picking at. Piper likes to hold her love close to her front, usually by grabbing them by the collar and tugging them in. She'd employ tongue in private, when she's feeling amorous but she's restrained and polite — preferring to nibble her partner's bottom lip and waggle her eyebrows.

Piper is also a hand kisser: but not in the chivalrous, respectful way like you would to royalty. The journalist will instinctively grab and kiss her love's hand if it comes into her general vicinity above hip-level, and will lift their entwined hands when they walk together and give a kiss to their knuckles.

Porter Gage struggles with intimacy, finding the notion of being loved a very daunting, unfamiliar prospect. He overcompensates at the beginning of his relationship, clacking his teeth against his partner's and manhandling their hips against his. But with time and reassurance he will settle — however that raider roughness will never leave him. It will take a lot of work to have him comfortable with chaste kisses. However if determined, it is possible; and he will begin to regularly for-lack-of-a-better-term bunt against his love like a cat does. It's his odd version of a peck, pressing his cheek to his partner's body or near headbutting them as they say hellos or goodbyes.

Gage flits between being a very tactile, hands-on kisser, and being quite restrained or awkward depending on how vulnerable he's feeling that day (the latter being guarded and the former being open) — but generally he enjoys feeling his partner as a solid, grounding presence, and will run his hands over their sides and down their back. If he's feeling extra intimate or sappy in that moment, Gage's partner may find themselves backed up against a wall with their hands held above their head. It isn't even an inherently sexual act, he just enjoys the moment to focus solely on his love rather than have the distractions of their reciprocated embrace.

Preston Garvey is an inexperienced lover, but he puts his everything into each kiss and tender touch. His affections are never without a warm embrace around his partner, holding them close like he's worried they'll disappear. Once started, it will be hard to get Preston to part from his sweetheart — unless they are intruded upon. He tends to devour his partner with every kiss but is unsure of what to do with his tongue. He thrives with a confident partner willing to lead him, and will have praise tumbling from his lips endlessly. An in-love Preston struggles to shut up.

He'll pepper kisses over anywhere he can reach: but his favourite is giving his love a long, meaningful kiss over their heart. Having their heartbeat so close to his ears brings him comfort, and a face-full of chest is only a bonus.

X6-88 is a restrained, tactical kisser; he kisses only when needed and only for as long as necessary. When his partner's brows are furrowed from concentration, focused resolutely on their work — it is imperative that they are given a peck. X6 stalks his lover for when their guard is down: using that moment to strike them when they're vulnerable and reminding them that not only are they loved but they're oblivious to their surroundings. He'll make a game of it, mentally tallying the scores between catching his sweetheart by surprise or being caught and met with a smug grin against his lips.

He will not do PDA however, and is very strict on it. All kisses are kept between them as their shared little secret. If this means his love must be yanked around the nearest corner and their chin held still — so be it.