Anthony placed his boots down somewhere, more eager to get back into the warmth and familiarity of this place than he thought he would be. He looked up at Elijah as he approached him again. "I—oh," he was caught off-guard by the question. Caught very off-guard, and it probably showed. "no, not at all. I mean—if you want to then you....can. You very much can." Anthony didn't know why he was so flustered by the idea of a simple kiss, but he was.

Elijah looked at the man as he spoke. He blushed worrying that maybe this was all too fast. He was just too excited at being able to get close to this man, and he shouldn't worry about it being his only chance. In the end, he nodded and rest his hands on his arms and looked down at him. If it had been just a random guy in town, then yes. This was all sorts of wrong. But he did truly like Anthony , even if he felt there was so much left to learn. He wasn't going to let this chance go. He leaned in and closed his eyes, letting his lips lightly rest on his, praying he was doing it right.

Anthony could've almost gasped when Elijah finally leaned in for the kiss, but stopped himself before he could do that. After the brief initial shock of it had worn off, Anthony leaned into the kiss, closing his eyes also and kissing him back, one hand that had been hanging limp now resting on Elijah's shoulder, and the other on his jaw. The fact that this was actually happening was still incredibly unreal to Anthony, and he was absolutely ready for this to just be....a dream or something.

Anthony was kissing him back and touching him. This was all very encouraging. He kissed him back still light and careful as if one wrong move would ruin it all. He hesitantly held the man's arms a bit tighter, not gripping but as if to just make sure he was solid and not an apparition from a dream. His form leaned in to relish in the kiss every sensation of it he wanted to lock into his mind forever. He then pulled back, realizing if he had it his way it wouldn't end or would proceed. He wanted to hold some control over himself and keep things slow, like he promised he would. "W-wow." He smiled at him, hoping it was mutual.

Anthony leaned into the kiss, starting to get pretty into the whole thing just as Elijah pulled away. Though he was a bit disappointed by it, all the other things he was feeling right now definitely overpowered that disappointment. Anthony, certain that it isn't humanly possible to blush more than him now, looked at Elijah, breathing shaky for a moment as he tried to collect his thoughts. While Elijah wasn't exactly the best kisser, Anthony somehow felt that this was less about how 'good' it was and more about...the actual feeling in the whole thing. For a moment he was completely silent, breaking the silence with a small and awkward laugh. "...Wow."

Elijah blushed and smiled rubbing his neck as he was certainly feeling a lot right that moment. "Y-yeah wow is right. I hope my .. innocence in such a thing wasn't completely obvious." Was it pathetic to admit it was his first real kiss? He figured it was and so wouldn't mention it. He didn't even know what to do next other than stand there in his home and look down at the man that made his heart thump like a drum.

"Don't...worry about that, at all," Anthony said. "it's fine if you're...inexperienced with this or whatever." He rested one of his hands on Elijah's chest, and the other on his shoulder. Though the kiss may be over for now, Anthony didn't want to let this affection go just yet. He's gonna ride this high for as long as he possibly can.

Elijah nodded and blushed when he felt Anthony's hands were on him. Was this electric feeling what other people experienced? It really was so unfair he didn't get to experience this sooner. He smiled and moved his arms to wrap around the man and draw him closer. "No judging right?" He smiled and pressed his cheek to the other's, just to enjoy this closeness as long as he could.

Anthony leaned into the touch, wanting this whole thing to last forever. As he knew that that wasn't possible, though, he was still incredibly pleased by the affection even if it wasn't forever. "No judging at all," he said, leaning into the affection as much as possible so because this was literally wonderful and so that he could steal Elijah's body warmth for himself. Mainly for the former reason, though.

Elijah relaxed against him and held him. It was wonderful and he closed his eyes, lost in the bliss. "I could do this forever..." He said softly near his ear. He sighed and kept close just not wanting to move as if it would break the magical moment that stretched the beautiful situation and ruin the magic he was experiencing.