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Congratulations! Anyone I know?

[ Which might help give him a better idea of what kind of advice he should offer. He has his suspicions about who it is, but doesn't want to assume anything. ]

Figuring out your feelings is probably the hardest part, in my experience, [ what with being a robot who wasn't sure his emotions were even necessarily "real" to begin with ] so if you're already past that you're doing great. And it sounds like they must feel the same way about you. Do you know what you both want out of the relationship? That's really important to talk to each other about so you can determine whether your wants and expectations are compatible.

[ This advice could be a little too heavy-handed for what might be a fleeting puppylove teenage crush, but, well, K is taking this very Seriously. He only has experience with serious, committed relationships. ]

yeah, it's Varian!

i'm really, really bad at figuring out my feelings
i mean i know i care about him a lot and he cares about me, we've got that down
everything else feels a little like we're wandering around in pitch black
we talk to each other though
we're pretty good at that at least

Varian. Can't say I'm surprised. [ Imagine a winking emoji here if K were the type to use them. ] You two seem good for each other. And the fact you're asking for advice shows how much you care about doing right by him. He'd better do right by you, too.

Sounds like you're doing good on feelings and talking. Are you demonstrative of your feelings? Like through physical affection. Hugging, holding hands, whatever you're both comfortable with.

[ ...
Sorry, Fern, but he has to ask. ]

Have you taken any sex ed classes at the high school?

thanks. we've got a lot in common, more than anyone would realize

[Because at first glance it doesn't seem like a very fighty grass boy has much in common with a nerdy alchemist boy.

Of course, he stops when he reads all of K's texts. Oh boy. Oh boy. At least he knows he isn't going to get teased as badly as with Reaper and Maul, but he's still very quickly an embarrassed mess.]

uhhhhhhhh
we're not really at

that point
yet
or ever?

we uh
we've kissed, that's about it
still trying to get that right
we haven't completely figured it out but it's pretty nice just being at that tier, you know?

[ Sorry buddy, he's doing his best to make this as painless as possible while still making sure you're safe and informed. ]

And that's perfectly fine. Go at your own pace. Maybe you'll want to do other things in the future, maybe you never will. It's up to you two to define your relationship and figure out the things you enjoy together.

Even if the focus may be on human physiology and biology, some of the information provided in the sex ed classes might be useful to you in the future. Just don't rush into anything you're not comfortable with. I can't imagine he ever would, but if Varian makes you feel pressured to do something you don't want to, tell him that.

How'd kissing go? [ Tempting as it is to tease Fern, he's going to try and be more delicate about the matter for now. It wasn't so long ago that K himself was stumbling through these very same things for the first time, and he wouldn't have appreciated having his feelings and concerns made light of. There'll be a time and place for teasing later, he figures. ]

um right yeah

[Their pace has been ultra slow so far and that suits him just fine. Varian isn't exactly the most touchy-feely person, and his whole being made of grass presents a lot of challenges in the way of his body image, so slow is comfortable.

Honestly, the thought of Varian making him pressured about anything is kind of hilarious.]

i don't think i ever gotta worry about that, dude
pretty sure he'd be perfectly happy staying at tier 1 forever

[He is a soft Disney boy.]

kissing was uh
something
i messed it up, didn't think that kissing grass would be a problem
but he kind of choked on some of it
sooooo we're trying to work on that

Tier 1?
And would you be happy with that, too?

[ Time to explain the tiers, Fern. K's at least passingly familiar with "bases"... ]

I'm sorry it didn't go quite as you'd hoped but it's good you're both willing to work on it. I bet a bit more practise is all you need. [ Pro...bably? He's really at a loss on the "choked on grass" part. These kids. There's a vegetarian joke to be made here, but he's just going to keep that to himself. ] And there's other places he could kiss you. Like your forehead, your hair. That might go better? You could suggest it to him. [ Hmm. ] Does he have anyone he can talk to about — these things, too?

hugging
tier 1 is hugging tier 2 is kissing

uh i don't know i haven't thought about it much

hmmm yeah that's not a bad idea
practicing i mean
i'm pretty much all grass so that might be an issue even with stuff like forehead kisses

[Plus he likes kissing Varian on the lips.]

no idea, i haven't asked

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