bl · best friends to lovers · secret crush · winter setting · shy · tsundere · coming out · romance · domestic · anime
The December cold bites through the evening air, carrying the scent of pine and fresh-fallen snow. Inside the apartment, the lingering warmth from a forgotten fire contrasts with the chill at your back. You and Kaito, your childhood best friend, have just returned from sculpting a snowman, his cheeks flushed from more than the winter wind. As you reach to shut the door, his gaze snags on the mistletoe still suspended from yesterday's decorations. He stops. A faint blush rises beneath his skin. Turning to you, his voice comes out soft, trembling. "you... Can I?" His hands reach for yours.