This was definitely his first experience kissing snakes. Also his first experience receiving snake kisses too, and he didn't mind it in the least. They were a part of Gabriel, and they were apparently going to do whatever the snakes wanted anyway. They ruled this relationship, which was... well, they were far more concise about what was wanted. He supposed a lack of language beyond the physical helped.

He held Gabriel close, cuddling the gorgon a touch more aggressively and stretched his legs out so that they had to hook over part of the coils for full extension. Then he rolled to his back again, pulling Gabriel along to settle on his chest like how they had gone to sleep in the first place.

That allowed him to stroke his hands across Gabriel's bare shoulders, touch lingering.