[She flushes at him examining her even as she arches her back a little, angling her head just so to perhaps look more graceful or appealing. Nevertheless she easily lies flush against him, heart pounding in double time compared to his own.

The fact that she can feel his heart in the first place--that the warmth coming from him isn't due to being a tree spirit but just from being here and real and alive--that's still heady and fresh. A pleased noise starts in her chest, and she snakes her arms around him, nosing in even closer]