[Were Felix not affected by the pollen and already assuming they were going to talk first, his war-honed instincts would have kicked in and he could have defended himself a little more effectively. As it is, she takes him off-guard; in seconds, his back hits the wall and he's too stunned to do anything for a moment but stare at her.
...stunned, and perhaps something else. The ease with which that single move gets his heart pounding and his blood pumping is the fault of the pollen, but Felix hasn't put that together - and it's not as though he would be entirely unaffected without it.
He's barely cognizant of the way he leans in toward her, or the way his gaze falls to her lips. He mutters,]
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...stunned, and perhaps something else. The ease with which that single move gets his heart pounding and his blood pumping is the fault of the pollen, but Felix hasn't put that together - and it's not as though he would be entirely unaffected without it.
He's barely cognizant of the way he leans in toward her, or the way his gaze falls to her lips. He mutters,]
Good start.