It was clumsy at first—a tangle of limbs and nervous laughter. Elara felt a wave of self-consciousness wash over her, but Julian caught her gaze, his eyes steady and full of an ache that was purely for her. "Stay with me," he murmured. "Just breathe."
Admitting it's your first time often lowers the "performance" pressure and shifts the focus to mutual comfort . It was clumsy at first—a tangle of limbs