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Kris and Susie are finally "going out" after saving the world.
And by "going out", it means they've recently graduated from being able to hold each other's hands without becoming a slippery sweat-filled mess.
Both of them are just as nervous and embarrassed about going further, despite knowing how much they care for each other, and how much they want to better show their appreciation.
Susie has taken to secretly absconding with any sizeable spherical objects to better simulate initiating a kiss with a human face.
Watermelons, cantaloupes, various sized sports balls from the gym...
They aren't exactly a perfect match, and anything she doesn't end up eating out of frustration is eventually turned with an upsetting amount of teeth marks.
She keeps drawing up the image of Kris in her mind, how close their face got to hers in Tenna's secret game room.
Meanwhile, Kris has been researching monster romance online to try and learn more about properly kissing someone with an adorable snout -- and about ways to deal with a height difference.
They've compiled several pages of notes about optimal angles and trajectories, but as their lips aren't exactly a perfect match, there's going to have to be a lot of improvisation.
Still, considering all the types of monsters out there, things could be even more challenging.
Kris imagines if Susie was a fire elemental, or something that maybe didn't even have a mouth.
They'd still make it work no matter the cost.
Neither feel all that confident in their progress, but each are worried the other may begin to feel neglected.
Eventually they find themselves alone by the edge of the lake as the sun begins to set on another wonderful day together.
"So Kris, you wanna go home and watch movies or somethin'?" The dragon asks.
Kris nods in agreement, and offers their hand.
As Susie takes it, she still feels the same exhilarating rush she gets every damn time she feels the softness of their hands in her scales.
A sudden rush of courage, boldness, and insanity overtakes her.
"....Y-you wanna try and kiss? H-haha?" Susie blurts out before she can stop herself.
Kris freezes on the spot.
"Uh...y-yeah?" They finally stammer out.
Each of them takes a deep breath to steady themselves.
Each thinking of how the approach is going to work.
Kris begins to lean forward.
"W-wait a sec, Kris!" Susie suddenly pulls back.
Kris is worried. Did they do something wrong already?
"Uh... could you like... do it a certain way?"
"A certain... way?" Kris repeats, trying to visualize every attack pattern they've ever researched all at once.
Susie's face is now turning an incredible shade of pink as she brings up the scene in her head again for what feels like the millionth time.
"Y-y'know, like that one time..."
Kris is now at a complete loss. Did they kiss before and Kris just passed out and forgot about the whole thing?
"When... when we were in that room. Tenna's Dark World. And you went by yourself to play some dumb game and I got tired of waiting." Susie continued, looking at anything other than Kris.
"And then... you sorta... grabbed me real quick-like, totally by surprise. Like you were gonna.... g-gonna..."
Susie is now a stuttering mess as her tail wags ballistically behind her back.
"...You thought I was going to kiss you?" Kris responds with a raised eyebrow, though also trying to hide a rising blush.
"Well not at first, dumbass!" Susie yelps quickly.
"I mean like... after a couple days I kept thinkin' about it and I... I thought.... I dunno, I kind of... liked how it felt....?" the dragon awkwardly trailed off as she scratches at her head.
Now Kris' blush is rivaling Susie's.
"N-not that like I want 'ya to be too forceful or anything! But it felt so... whaddya call it?... Direct? Like... you r-really wanted it. Wanted me"
Kris doesn't respond for a moment.
"And we can totally like-- take it slow after! I don't care if we suck at it... I just want... to try..."
At this point Susie can barely look at Kris, as just one eye peeks back through her hair.
She's almost surprised to see Kris give a clear nod, and take a step forward.
Kris begins to remember that moment as vividly as they can, trying to summon up the feelings that had gone through their mind.
It wasn't just the romantic intent Susie was asking for.
It was the need for her. To keep her close. Protected.
Kris places their hands just below the collar of her jacket. They tries to imagine that feeling again.
She's in danger. Kris isn't going to let anything happen to her.
Susie has only half a moment to take a breath before Kris moves with unreal speed.
The human grits their teeth and yanks with all their might, skidding several steps backwards along the dirt.
Even though she was supposed to be prepared, Susie can still barely keep her footing.
And as Kris pulls at her collar, and her body stoops down to level with their, she feels it.
The wind surging through her hair, as if they were falling through infinity together.
Their face is so close now.
Their eyes filled with a ruby fire.
It's like she can see herself in those eyes.
How important she is to them.
Their hair is beginning to fall back into place now.
But Kris isn't done this time.
With one foot firmly planted behind them, they move their face forward while pulling hers close.
'Holy shit.' The words pierce her mind as they close the gap.
Something very soft and very warm meets the very middle of the line along her snout.
Dear god, is it soft.
Her dragon lips don't quite match the humans. Thankfully dragons like her do have lips, they just aren't as... full.
She can't quite make the same kind of puckering motion with how long the line of her mouth is as it wraps to either end of her snout.
Instead she opts to bury the tip of her snout just under Kris' nose, sending the center of her mouth into the warm embrace of those lips.
Susie's eyes almost roll back, fluttering wildly from the intensity of the emotions she's feeling.
How do you explain when something is 100 times better than even your wildest dreams could have predicted?
And she had spent a lot of time predicting.
She can feel Kris gently tilting her snout to the side, allowing their cute human nose to rub alongside it.
She's dimly aware that her arms have slowly come up to latch onto Kris' sleeves.
Susie feels Kris' own lips part even more.
There's a gentle dampness as the inner parts of the human's lips caress her own.
As carefully as she can, she snakes the tip of her tongue out to glide out along those human lips.
Until it bumps into something much larger and glistening.
A human tongue.
Kris has somehow managed to use their own mouth to effectively seal off the small opening Susie has made at the end of her snout.
The gentle vacuuming suction, the tactile feel of their tongues darting around each other... it's mind-numbing.
Susie emits what can only be described as a barely audible whine of pleasure as her grip tightens on Kris' arms.
Her tiny tail is now springing straight up into the air, practically vibrating at a speed so alarming speed it looks as though it may just launch into orbit.
Finally, Susie feels the seal of Kris' lips and her own begin to break apart.
How long has it been? A minute? An hour?
Slowly, Kris tilts their head backward, leaving Susie's tongue still shyly poking out from her maw.
She can see a large bead of saliva still resting along Kris' open lips. Was it hers?
Kris almost loses their footing as they try to brace themself against her.
Susie meanwhile is taking in slow, shuddering breaths.
"T-that was... insane, dude." She stammers.
"D...did we... did we do it right, K-kris?"
"I... uh, don't really know." Kris manages to gasp out.
"But if that was the wrong way, I don't think I'm in a hurry to find another one."
After a moment, Kris looks back up at Susie.
"So, was that like... what you wanted, Sooz?" They asks with a hint of uncertainty.
Susie looks back, her eyes filled with adoration as she takes Kris' hand in her own.
"Better than I ever could've imagined, Kris."