[ she's real passionate and keeping her feelings in check is just not something she's all that good at doing, so she had just kind of let them get the better of her, and that's why she'd blurted all that at when she had met him. it's not like she could have hidden it if she wanted to anyway. she's pretty sure she made her feelings known for king too. ]

[ but then griffin had gotten skittish because she had come on too strong and the following bunch of encounters had been... difficult. for her at least, because she didn't want to spoil the friendship she had because she cherished that, a lot, so she fought with herself, trying to keep everything else under lock & key. ]

[ she's not sure if that was the best course of action, because... well... whatever. ]

[ second best. again. ]

[ she leans into him, closing her eyes and smiling as he kisses her head. ] I'm glad too, because I... I want to try this, as long as you do. As long as it's okay. If she's okay with it, I mean.