"I'd be proud, too... I mean, look at you!" Alex wipes at his eyes, a smile returning to his face. His eyes pass down over the snake, pausing as Zeth gives his pecs a slight bounce.
"Told you I wanted to get stronger! Glad that you like it, too!" The snake grins and flexes his thick arms in front. He holds the pose for a moment, watching for Alex's wide-eyed reaction. He holds it for a few moments before he digs both thick limbs into the couch to make their way around the wolf. The massive arms bump up against the wolf's fuzzy back, pulling their bodies together.
"Hey, I wouldn't have taught you how to lift if I couldn't handle you big!" Alex grins and pushes up against Zeth, his shirt the only thing keeping their chests from rubbing up against each other. "Still, I knew you wanted to get big, but... It's only been a month, and you're already my size!"
"Might be even bigger!" He pulls both arms up, lifting Alex right off the couch. It takes an effort, but he's able to haul the wolf right off his seat for a moment. "And I'm not stopping here, you know!" The snake laughs, one arm pushing upwards, his forearm pressed to the back of Alex's head. The wolf gives a wide-mouthed nod in response. ""Really, though," Zeth says, his hand ruffling through against the fur on the the wolf's head. "I know you're curious about how I got this big. I mean, you've been working out for much longer! I thought you'd be interested in finding out just what they did to help me grow!"
"Interested, yeah, but... Well, that's not the most important thing right now. There's something else that's got my attention right now." He grins and nudges down against the snake's neck, his nose shifting as Zeth's head moves.
Zeth tilts his head back, the corded muscles of his neck visible as he slides his position. "Oh? What's more important than finding out how your best friend got so big?"
"This." Alex's arms tug, catching the snake off-balance. The two of them tumble sideways into the couch, and Zeth's head lands on the headrest. Alex's head soon follows, his lips pushing right into place. Zeth lurches when the wolf pushes onto him, but the snake's lips slide right into the waiting kiss. The wolf's lips push at the snake's, his tongue nudging against the snake's mouth. He grunts as he continues to push, his body shifting upwards and his arms embracing around the snake's head, unwilling to let go.
The kiss lingers, lips forcing at one another, tongues slipping into the air and nudging to each other. Alex pushes in, his arms bumping against the couch as he tries to get them around Zeth's new mass. The snake responds in kind, biceps pressed to Alex's sides and hands anchoring the wolf's body in place, abs pressing up and clinging against the wolf's shirt. Their lips part after minutes of constant embrace, heat filling the air as a fuzzy head pulls away. Alex pants as he moves, his tongue slipping against Zeth for a moment more before they part.
"Wow... Wow." Zeth's blushing, and the red on his cheeks deepen as he stares. "I... Wow."
"Yeah... That sounds right." Alex isn't any more contained, but he does his best to play it off as he slides off of Zeth's body, pushing himself back up, trying to sit up on the couch. Zeth interrupts the act, a hand tugging him back down and pulling the wolf close.
An arm wraps around Alex's shoulder, pulling the wolf back into the snake's embrace. "What brought that on?" The snake's tongue flicks out, slipping against the back of Alex's head.
"Just... Missed you a lot. I wouldn't be able to stand it if you left again without showing you that... you're important to me. It was hard enough worrying about if I'd see you again... If you left without me ever telling you that I..."
"Mmm..." Zeth pauses, his head turning away. Alex stops speaking, twiddling his thumbs as he waits for a response. The two lay in silence, the snake's arm draped across the wolf's shoulders and chest. But to Alex, each passing second was a second of tension. In the silence, his worries start to overtake him. Did he go too fast? Zeth enjoyed the kiss, but maybe he was having second thoughts now? Or... Was Zeth worried about something? What if Zeth wasn't interested the same way he was?
"Hey... Alex." The wolf's ears twitch and he jumps upon hearing the voice. His balance shifts and he rolls onto the floor, landing with a thud. "Alex!" Zeth's head and torso cast a shadow over his vision as the snake lean over the wolf.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," He says, brushing himself off. The snake cracks into a smile, and though he's laying on the floor, Alex can't help but do the same. It was an awkward fall, but at least it broke the silence. "So... What were you going to say?"
The snake's expression changes when he responds...