Krem smiled, chuckling softly that he'd been given the reins. As much as he liked Thomas's flashes of confidence, his slightly odd sort of flirtation, he didn't mind having to make these decisions either. It felt even keel, for the most part. He knew that Thomas wanted to be here, and they both checked in with each other before they tried anything. It worked, even if they were fidgety and fumbly with each other.

Gently, he slipped off the couch and pulled Thomas along with him. From the front room, it was only a few easy steps to the bedroom. The apartment felt closer with someone else there with him.

"I don't know if you actually thought about what sort of research you wanted to do? Or if you were just joking about that. We don't..." Krem flushed, all hot across his face from his hairline to his collarbone, and laughed softly. "We can just see how things go."