[He's doing okay? It's apparently the correct choice to pull Ned closer and try harder, judging by the noise he makes that'd be more clearly a chuckle if he actually pulled away from Jacob at all. He does not pull away from Jacob at all. He's a man of his word, see, so of course he'll see this kiss through to its natural end.
Whenever that is. It doesn't matter to him at the moment, letting go of Jacob's shirt to get his arm up and around his shoulders. He shifts his feet, slowly moving to turn them so that Jacob can lean on the desk and he, Ned, is totally in control and knows exactly what he's doing, which right now includes letting himself settle comfortably leaning against him. Fake it til you make it, kids.]
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Whenever that is. It doesn't matter to him at the moment, letting go of Jacob's shirt to get his arm up and around his shoulders. He shifts his feet, slowly moving to turn them so that Jacob can lean on the desk and he, Ned, is totally in control and knows exactly what he's doing, which right now includes letting himself settle comfortably leaning against him. Fake it til you make it, kids.]