"Are we saving it for later or..."

He makes a show of pondering the question... then says, "Nah," and he's on top of Stiles.

"I might just be deluding myself." Sip.

"You might be lucky. It could have something to do with your child; I can't imagine it's easier when you don't have loved ones with you." 

Stiles does not object!

They can go on like this for a while. 

Yes, they can. Kaede is good at kissing, and clearly has to hold himself back from doing anything other than kissing. Of course, he has perfect control, here, but still.

"Perhaps it helps that I don't see myself as really... owning these objects. They are tools, but I don't see them as mine."

Stiles pulls away after a few minutes.

"This isn't going to get weird, is it?"

"It they're tools, anyone can use them. The mindset does seem different."

"It does. But now I'm worried about what my son thinks of them. He's... rather self-centered."

"Weird how?"

"Do we need to stick a label on this? What happens next? If the mob kills you, how sad should I be?" 

"Well I hope very! But we met yesterday, I think you're cute and funny and want to see you naked, I'm not sure it's any more than that yet."

"Yeah, okay, good enough for now."

And kissing may proceed. 

Yes it may! Along with perhaps some nibbling because this is a very tasty cute boy.

"There's a simple test: take the Object away."

He seems to be pleased by the nibbling. 

He keeps his hands firmly abovr Kaede's waist, with no roaming. 

Well, Kaede's hands will also remain firmly above Stiles' waist, but they will roam there.

"Perhaps..." she muses. "I expect this to cause distress regardless of whether he's affected, but... I also expect he might want to test it himself."

"Experimenting with the Objects can be dangerous. The more he thinks about them and interacts with them, the more obsession will grow- if he reacts like most people." 

"That's very worrying."

Stiles seems uncomfortable with too much roaming, but kissing is good. 

"If some people are unusually resilient, that suggests they could hold Objects without the usual risks. Maybe you can use the Objects your son likes, it you're confident this is a quality inherent to you." 

"I'm not confident at all. We've never let go of any Object we got our hands on, so we could be fooling ourselves. I could be fooling myself." Sip.

Okay, less roaming, just kissing.