If it wasn't for Malcolm being the way he was, he would have kept it that way too. But part of him also had to recognize that this was something they were doing together, and considering how far out into left field this all was in general for him, a little feedback was helpful.

As was the thumb across his jaw and everything he saw in the pools of blues above him.

"Oral sex is somethin' I've always enjoyed in previous relationships. I want to enjoy it in this one too. But no, I didn't think I had to. You're.. very patient. Non Demanding." It was why he could do it, but no matter how open they got, he still wasn't ready to be quite that honest.