" hmm? - I think I was assuming that you or some subset of humans you belong to or - something like that - didn't like to mix physical affection and intimate relationships."

"What gave you that idea?"

"...mostly just that you didn't seem interested and didn't seem to think this was notable? And I know it's a - touchy area - and I didn't want you to worry you were doing something wrong so I didn't - this also wasn't a very examined intuition it just would've been my best guess."

"When I am considering someone as an actual relationship prospect and not just a hookup, and am still getting to know them, I prefer to retain for a while the option to never have slept with them. That's weird?"

" - faeries do not really do that."

"I guess that... fits in with the rest of what I know."

"So if someone's not interested it's ...not usually for a reason that'd change at some point? Like it could be lots of reasons but they're mostly persistent ones."

"Hm, it's not that I wasn't interested, it was that I was waiting to find out if I would continue to be not not-interested for long enough, where 'long enough' is not a very well defined amount of time but isn't 'immediately'."

He smiles and shakes his head. "Well, I'm - happy. Not that I minded immensely or anything, but."

"- for similar reasons I wasn't actually planning on escalating past kissing today but on that one I'm flexible. So it's possible we should relocate just in case."

He glances at Auda's door. "Have I really not shown you my room yet? I guess there was less reason to once I gave you my coin collection. I had little displays for them with all my notes."

"That's adorable. But yeah, I haven't seen it."

He shows him. It's bigger and has shelves full of notes and a empty display case and a wall of interesting moss.

"I like the moss."

"Me too!! I spent a really long time persuading it to grow there."

Smooch.

Yes that sounds very nice. 

The "not escalating past kissing" thing doesn't seem to preclude wrapping Corendi up in his wings.

Honestly he's really confused by thinking of a continuum here at all but like, not complaining.

If he doesn't ask for an explanation he will not get one! He will only get kisses.

He is pretty in favor of that.

Cam does not wind up being carried away on this occasion. He returns to his room later with his tail wagging, though.

He flops happily in his room and smiles at the ceiling.

It will not take another entire week for Cam to ask about what sex acts he likes.

Gosh. He has more detail than would be normal among humans but this is not actually a selection that would parse as kinky among humans.