Brilliance giggles and hugs her. At least they have limbs with which to mitigate the drawbacks of convexity!

They do! They do have limbs. Hurray for limbs. Bella has denim around some of her limbs. It is time to stop. Button zipper shimmy-shimmy.

Since Bella's help-hindering went so well for Brilliance, he decides to do some of that himself.

How clever of him! Bella giggles and, when she can kick her jeans off, kisses him again.

If they had really been thinking ahead, they would've brought something to put their clothes in, because there is no way all those articles of clothing are staying on this blanket indefinitely. But Brilliance doesn't care much. He has kisses to enjoy.

The sand's dry. It'll mostly shake out. Bella will think of that. Later. For now kissing and warmth and skin.

Alternating is good! Alternating means that Bella gets to swap between neighborhoods in her surprisingly large repertoire of noises. She's mostly letting him direct them here, because while both of them have more theoretical than practical knowledge he seems less inclined than she to let that interfere. That doesn't mean she doesn't run her hands over surfaces that present themselves, of course.

Brilliance has many, many surfaces, and he gets pretty enthusiastic about her touching any of them. The back of his neck and his lower back are particular favourites, and then of course there is his hair. Bella putting her hands in his hair is the best thing.

Hair is fun! Hair is pettable and finger-combable and scritchable.

So many ways to interact with it! So many interesting sounds and faces he makes when she does!

"Does this mean more places to put my mouth?" inquires Brilliance.

"You know what," says Bella, "it is, you're very clever and you get a prize."

"Awesome," says Brilliance, and proceeds under the assumption that the prize is getting to put his mouth new places.

He's very clever and he gets a prize and he takes Bella's snark module right offline.

"Brilliance," Bella obliges, whether because of nibbles or because of what he said.

He isn't sure which! He will just have to try again. Maybe a few more times.

"Nnnfogod." And a squeak which does not render so easily into the Latin alphabet.

+I love you,+ says Brilliance. +You're like ice cream but better.+

+I am ice cream that likes you baaaaack,+ Bella moans.

+Awwwwwwww,+ he says delightedly, and snuggle-nuzzles, and tries the nibbles again.