[ The kiss to her temple is equal parts amusing and surprising, and she laughs easily. This sort of open affection is so easy with Shino, she hugs his arm closer to herself in place of embracing him. Shino is the one with the touch-reactive skin today, but Shi Qingxuan's face still warms up from these touches. ]

The scents in the air would make anyone's brain addled. [ She knows this to be true, and she also knows that those scents aren't easy to control. ] But Xie-xiong never told me the details of what he experiences with Iris. He always wants to be closer during Iris, so I can see how having scents that make anyone want that would wear down an Iris-blessed person's resolve...