"How could I not? Everything about you is..... stunning." Including the lovely tint his face takes, closer to the main colors of his tail; Rook can't help but stroke Jade's cheek with his thumb. Just how had Jade thought this was going to go, exactly?

"Are you?" This is it. There's no way they can misunderstand each other now. Whether Jade is oblivious, or simply profoundly uninterested..... He finds out here and now. Rook closes the distance between them in a single step, sinking down to his knees and leaning in to capture Jade's lips.