But what about the cooties?

Gwynevere glanced at her sister's paw as it slipped around her foreleg and caught her paw so that their paw pads were pressed together, forcing her to stop fiddling nervously as she got up the courage to speak her mind. She shifted her mint and lavender gaze up to Bowen for a moment with a grateful smile while her face flushed with embarrassment. She knew there was no reason to feel so nervous about something like this, especially at their age, but it seemed like she was always just a little bit behind her siblings in this area of things. She might have excelled in her academic pursuits and taken on a lot of responsibility at a young age in terms of caring for the pack and the well being of its members, but in her personal life and the progression of her relationships she was severely lagging. Bowen didn't show any signs of judgement or even amusement as she revealed her concerns and for that Gwyn was thankful.

She appreciated Bowen's reassurances and the eagerness she seemed to have over meeting the boy in question, pulling a smile across Gwyn's face and making her nod in agreement. Hopefully the next time that Ysmir was able to visit she would get to introduce him to the rest of the family. His introduction to Art had gone surprisingly well and she knew that their brother would by far be the toughest critic so she didn't think that anyone else would have issue with the quiet man. Gwyn listened like the attentive student she was as Bowen assured her that as long as she and Ysmir loved each other that there was nothing that should make her feel foolish. It sounded so simple when Bowen described it like that, but it felt much more insurmountable in her mind. "Ysmir," she answered with a shy smile as her sister prompted for his name. She hadn't really considered the fact that all of this would be new to Ysmir as well, at least she assumed that it would be, so that they would be learning together. Any mistakes she might make he was just as likely to make so maybe her nervousness really was entirely unfounded.

She also hadn't thought of herself as lucky to be going through all of this, but everyone had to have a first time sometime she supposed. She smiled again as Bowen insisted that being open and honest was the key and Gwyn gave another nod. Her sister helped her see past all the nerves and get to the real truth of things on the other side. It was all things she could have maybe figured out herself if she could get past her own shyness, but she was glad that her sister was here to point her in the right direction regardless. "I know you're right, I'm just nervous. We've kissed a couple of times, but... that's it so I don't even know how to... initiate anything." Her face flushed again as she giggled softly, her tail wagging gently against the grass. "Is there anything that guys just generally like? Or find... attractive?" She was hopelessly clueless about these things, feeling more like a pup that just discovered boys weren't all that gross than a full grown adult.

"Gwynevere Carpathius"