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[unknownrival]

I... kissed Haruto.

And he kissed back.

...And it was really, really nice.

Does everyone feel this giddy afterward?

((Reference thread, made canon by agreement.))

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[touchofgenius.livejournal.com]

It's the sudden influx of oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, and endorphins. It happens to everyone after a really good kiss.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...Now I'm going to have to look those up, you realize.

[touchofgenius.livejournal.com]

Well, that is how people learn. But I'll save you the trip to the library: Oxytocin helps your body develop feelings of trust and love even when you know you shouldn't have them; dopamine increases your heart rate and blood pressure all while giving you that tingly feeling; serotonin regulates your mood and makes you feel happy when you think about him; adrenaline activates your body's fight or flight response which is why you feel sort of jittery during the whole affair; endorphins block out pain so all the stress you feel can be shut down with one simple kiss...

Or maybe I'm just over-romanticizing it.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...Hmm. It's strange how there are chemicals for all of that, but I suppose it's to be expected.

[touchofgenius.livejournal.com]

Humans wouldn't have begun kissing if there wasn't some innate biological reason behind it. Or any of the other unique things we do, for that matter.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I have difficulty thinking of it chemically, though.

[touchofgenius.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't either when I'm actually being kissed. I'm usually a bit distracted in that case.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'd imagine you would be if it was going well.