Axel figured Duncan wasn't meaning to go much further than this, which was fine. It was still early, after all. But even so, he couldn't help but wonder if he did know...or if it was on purpose. He doubted it, but part of him did wish Duncan would be willing to move forward soon. He would wait, as long as it took, without getting upset. For now, he just decided to enjoy it.

Duncan looked up at him "Why do you like that so much?"

Axel sort of cocked his head at him slightly, humming in thought as he figured out how to phrase it. "I guess....I just like the little touches," he noted after a moment. "Makes me feel like you really care." He shrugged, a faint blush forming on his face.

Duncan blushed and smiled. "So its like a little cute thing?" he asked. Duncan furrowed his brows, "How come I never see other couples do that in public? Surely other people like that too,"

Axel shrugged slightly, chuckling. "Kind of. But it's also kind of a private type of thing," he explained. "A lot of couples use it as a way of...getting their partners excited about sleeping together, which isn't what either of us are going for," he explained. "The intention behind it is what matters....for us right now it's just cute, but people don't usually do it in public because it could be taken other ways by other people," he added

Duncan turned a bright flaming red. "Oh, sorry- I didn't- uh- yeah..." he mumbled, glancing away. As embarrassed as he was, he made a mental note that Axel liked that. Duncan didn't really know what he liked. He'd never really been able to find out either, but he wanted to.

Axel chuckled softly and shook his head. "I wasn't thinking about it like that," he promised. "It was just like the cuddling," he added. "We'll get there when we get there," he added. He was open to it, but he knew waiting was probably a good idea. He didn't want either of them uncomfortable.

Duncan nodded, still bright red. He wanted Axel to try stuff with him. Not nessecarily going all the way or even close to it, but he still wanted to learn how to do everything and to learn what he liked himself, but he didn't know how to voice that, so instead, he pulled away. Duncan pulled his arms away and scooted away a little, looking down at his hands.

Axel just stretched slightly once Duncan pulled back, before settling back down again with a sigh. He was watching Duncan closely though, and he did note the curiosity on his face as he looked at his hands. "If you decide you want to try something out, you know you can say so, right," he added softly.

Duncan went flaming red. "...I... I don't- I've never- I don't know what I like... but I- I wanna know..." he mumbled.