It's just as well, really, that there would be no point in trying to counter-seduce Barnabas, because Noctis would not be very good at it anyway.
He does kiss back - in fact, he's pleased that Barnabas started with kissing at all. He'd half-thought the other king might be businesslike enough to skip foreplay altogether. Which would have been fine, under the circumstances, but this is much better.
There was a time when that suggestion of more pressure at his throat would have been alarming enough to jar Noctis out of the experience, but he has enough familiarity now with breathplay that he mostly does find it sensual and exciting - something Barnabas may notice in the slight uptick of Noctis' pulse under his fingers, although he may also interpret it another way. There's also a faint bit of concern, considering this guy is a stranger and an enemy to people Noctis rather likes, but ultimately he's confident enough in his own abilities not to worry too much.
Either that, or Rosie's body is reacting so strongly to everything that it's harder for Noctis to think straight. Maybe a bit of both.
The touch of Barnabas' fingers grazing Rosie's skin feels sensual, too, and Noctis takes the suggestion readily. He brings his other hand up, too, to help him undo the laces without looking at them. Whether Barnabas does or not, Noctis kisses with his - Rosie's - eyes closed. He takes the opportunity to run his own hands over the other man's impressive chest as he exposes more of it.
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He does kiss back - in fact, he's pleased that Barnabas started with kissing at all. He'd half-thought the other king might be businesslike enough to skip foreplay altogether. Which would have been fine, under the circumstances, but this is much better.
There was a time when that suggestion of more pressure at his throat would have been alarming enough to jar Noctis out of the experience, but he has enough familiarity now with breathplay that he mostly does find it sensual and exciting - something Barnabas may notice in the slight uptick of Noctis' pulse under his fingers, although he may also interpret it another way. There's also a faint bit of concern, considering this guy is a stranger and an enemy to people Noctis rather likes, but ultimately he's confident enough in his own abilities not to worry too much.
Either that, or Rosie's body is reacting so strongly to everything that it's harder for Noctis to think straight. Maybe a bit of both.
The touch of Barnabas' fingers grazing Rosie's skin feels sensual, too, and Noctis takes the suggestion readily. He brings his other hand up, too, to help him undo the laces without looking at them. Whether Barnabas does or not, Noctis kisses with his - Rosie's - eyes closed. He takes the opportunity to run his own hands over the other man's impressive chest as he exposes more of it.