Thrawn immediately kissed him back, putting a hand on the back of Nine's head, fingers digging into his hair, like he intended to keep him in place and not let him pull back. The kiss quickly became harder, Thrawn nipping at the other man's lip before shoving his tongue in his mouth.

He'd kissed plenty of humans, felt their warmer lips on his own, and it was actually kind of refreshing to feel cool Chiss skin again. Almost nostalgic.