Best compliment ever, that you found this sounded as if I knew what I was talking about. Because all I know is what I've learned from lorelei_lee1968 and translating her fics. Although I did try out the prickly chestnuts (well, I used thistles because we don't have the right kind of chestnut locally)... ;)
So thank you, I'm very grateful that the scenes came across as realistic, with priority given to their intimacy and the caring between the participants. Because that's really what I wanted to show.