Oh, he's good. And Bodhi is getting better at reading, too. He's drawn in without thinking about it, pulled to Jude by something akin to gravity. His need for control is real, but he's not actually all that good at it. Any sign from Jude as to what he wants from this is welcome. He kisses slowly, as he does almost everything slowly at this point, but he's emboldened now that they've done this a few times. He hardly has to worry about whether Jude wants him to kiss a bit deeper at this point.

It's a good thing that it feels more natural, since more of his attention is on sliding his hand up Jude's side, pushing the hem of his shirt up along with it, palm soaking up the tantalizing heat of his skin and fingers trailing lightly. Teasingly, if he's being honest. He might be learning to relax into kissing, but tonight is full of thrilling little firsts. Skin to skin, even as little as this, is just... different.