Amaranthine

do you love me?

Daniel's pov:

I went to grab Johnny's hand but he moved his arm away from me when we were walking through the halls.

"I'm not ready yet... " he said softly as I nodded. Johnny had always been afraid to come out, between his internalized homophobia and his homophobic stepfather who wouldn't be scared?

In public he doesn't want to touch me, but when we're not he's so clingy, always wanting to hold me, and everything like that.
Sometimes it gets confusing but I've learned to get used to it.

When school let out for the day, Johnny and I went to my house. As we laid on my bed, he held me close as the wave of safety came over me, I always felt safe with him.

"Johnny? " I said softly turning to look at him.

He looked me in the eyes and gave me a soft, "hm? " as he placed his finger on my lip, as if to feel them.

"Do you... Do you love me? " I asked and he stopped. He moved closer so I could feel his breath against my lips.

" ... I love you more than anything. More than my own life, like how a sunflower loves the sun. " he whispered against my lips, before moving his head up just slightly to give me a soft kiss on the lips.

He gave me the feeling of euphoria as he whispered the things he loved about me.

I knew, I was so in love with him that I shattered of the thought of him leaving me.