Her lips were warm, despite her mechanical personality, and she pressed them to his with a tenderness she didn't know she could express.
Her fingers curled slightly against his cheek, as if memorizing his shape. Aestrea lifted his other hand and placed it behind her head, his thumb brushing the edge of her jaw.
Lunara shivered at the touch.
"Mhm...♡"
When they finally parted, only by a fraction, her lips hovered near his, still trembling slightly.
"…Aestrea," she whispered again, her voice coming out almost breathless, "don't… ever doubt how much I want you."
He smiled softly and brushed his thumb under her eye.
"I won't," he murmured.
They remained beneath the shade of the tall tree for quite a long time after the kiss... three full hours, to be exact.
Lunara didn't urge him to move, didn't mention schedules, didn't even tighten her grip to remind him of the time. She simply let him rest, his head still in her lap, while her fingers idly brushed through his hair.
