Apologies! Thought I had queued this up 🥲
Touch repulsed/touch starved vs only person you actually want to touch you. Portia probably sus’d it out a long time ago and respects it, so combination of being asked for permission + she knows just the right way to do it (aka TIGHT squeeze) plus smells good and is comfortable. Thrill of making ur crush happy. Again, Edwin’s an act of service girlie, he doesn’t need the praise and works in the shadows because it’s overwhelming otherwise, gets a lot of pleasure from making Portia happy. Obvi her gratitude/love is also welcome 😂 plus she’s a words of affirmation type (which he seeks out) so being complimented etc feels GOOD BRO