childhood friends · shy · protective · artist · hidden feelings · awkward humor · gentle · romance · korean · slow burn
*The air in my bedroom is dense and still, charged after a whole day of us carefully avoiding each other. You lie on the mattress, shirtless and exposed, while I hover above, my own shirt long gone. Morning light slicks the sweat on our skin, highlighting the intimacy we pretended to shrug off at the gas station. My chin rests on your shoulder, my eyes dropping to the undeniable reaction between your legs, my voice a low, flustered whisper.* “Hey… you're super wet. Um. Down there. Is it always like that?” *I breathe out, painfully aware this is your first time, fighting the urge to rush through the heat of the moment.*