Pulling back a bit from having bestowed his nose-kiss on Regulus, Florean idly looped his fingers around the end of rope he'd been handed, only half-realizing that he was supposed to be doing something with it. He was in the process of trying to figure out what that something might have been when he felt Regulus pulling him back down towards him and, before Florean's still rather muddled brain could quite work through what was going on, kissing him. He blinked a couple of times, surprised, though pleasantly, before it occurred to him to close his eyes. He didn't have much experience at kissing people, male or female, and the angle was more than a little bit awkward, but this was still... very nice, he decided. Very nice indeed, and Florean was quite happy to respond in kind.
Regulus had softer lips than he had guessed, he realized distractedly. Very soft, very warm, very nice lips. Lips that Florean could quickly get used to kissing. And, he noticed when he finally remembered how to breathe again and inhaled through his nose, he smelled pleasant and clean and just sort of Regulus-like. He had imagined this moment more than a few times, and for some reason that was what made it seem the most real.
Eager to deepen the kiss, Florean matched Regulus' grip on his arms and tried to press himself in closer to the other boy, but only succeeded in squashing his nose into Regulus' chin and, most likely, returning the favour. "Ouch," he muttered as he pulled away. Pouting and rubbing his nose, Florean contemplated the end of rope he still held in his hand. Glancing back at Regulus to assure him that everything was fine and that all this silly not-kissing business would soon be done, he pulled on the rope while at the same time clutching the other boy's shoulder. Carefully, so as to avoid accidentally kicking his friend in the face or anything, he managed to bring himself back into something vaguely resembling an upright position. Feeling very pleased with himself, Florean pulled himself back in towards Regulus with a grin. "This is better," he said. Studying the other boy's face to make sure he was alright with the proximity, Florean wrapped his hands loosely around the back of Regulus' neck and moved in close once again. "Is this okay?" he couldn't help but ask, still feeling a little bit unsure of himself, in spite of the fact that it had been the other boy who had initiated the kiss in the first place.