Neverwinter Forest it's about progress

pping mal + time skipping a bit with permission, & i think this might be the last post from me!

He relaxes when Mal responds, and the subsequent offer even lifts his mood a little. Yeah, I'd like that, He says, a smile tugging at one corner of his mouth. Maybe it'll help me decide.
And it does exactly that. Somewhere in the middle of the affection they share, Zephyr realizes he doesn't want to wait. Perhaps he might have kept his resolve if they'd gone their separate ways, but being so close to another quickly proves almost as intoxicating as the heat scent. Feeling wanted is just too strong a drug for him to deny, at least right now, and he'd rather rush into something nice like this than let it pass him by. Still, it's awhile before he approaches the subject again, maybe even hours (Zeph isn't good at time though so who knows). But eventually he brings it up — and this time, he's sure about it.