[Herbert's thoughts are running along rather different lines. After all, for him the possibility of kissing anyone hadn't entered his mind until just a very little bit ago. Yes, he'd maybe started noticing some people less for their minds over the summer, but there was a big leap from that to thinking that he would ever do anything with anybody.

He mimics the taller boy, pulling his own robe off and setting it neatly aside. He finds himself blinking, caught by the way his friend licks his lips. That really shouldn't be quite so interesting as it is, and color rises in his cheeks again as he glances down.

He tries to steady his own nerves as he sits down on the (so typically Eriq) couch next to the other boy, then considers a moment before taking off his glasses and setting those aside, too. It puts the world into soft focus, but that's almost better, easier to handle. The lack of the severe black frames make his dark eyes look that much bigger as he turns to Eriq.]

Are you. Ah. Ready?