Hangover flashback
While a couple of brothers just told their goodbyes to each other, Eric was raising himself from the bed.
Walking, making sure not to make noise and wake Rubra up, he focused on that task completely as if dodging lasers in a security system.
After finally leaving the room, his thoughts erupted violently.
*A beast, she's literally a beast! *
His experience on Earth biased his opinion about the usual first experience in bed.
In the beginning, everything went as planned: she was shy, asked him to be gentle, and he tried to make her relax before starting with any piston-like action.
Slowly her mental worries dissipated, and Rubra resumed smiling like he was used to seeing her.
Eric was happy about that change.
He hoped not to make her regret her choice or traumatize her during her first time.
*Ah, how stupid I was!
At this point, I understand that the Phoenix race has a flimsy, ever-changing vision of the physical body, but that was too much.*