{𝙼𝚢 𝚂𝚞𝚗 - 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝚂𝚄𝙽𝙶}

35: Taking Another Step

[Minho]

Jisung.

These days, even looking at him felt different than before.

There was this constant warm feeling inside me, almost like a glow that started from my chest and spread its way out through the rest of my body.

And not only that, but I also had this visceral urge to kiss him all the time.

The only thing I wanted to do every time I was around him was hold around him and kiss him deeply, and although it still felt kind of weird to think about, my body kept telling me it wanted to get physical with him.

I still couldn't figure out why or how, but thinking about him got me off like nothing else, and I'd had many more wet dreams about him since that one night.

And now, he was coming to see me at my apartment, which meant that we would be alone for the first time since that day at the shop.

I hoped it wouldn't be super awkward, but that hope wasn't very high seeing as I hadn't explained anything or even said anything at all when I'd gotten hard during the kiss.

Of course, the reason I hadn't said anything was because I didn't know how to explain it or what to say, but Jisung didn't know that.

And I knew I wouldn't be able to explain it any better today, so hopefully we could just forget it happened and not be awkward at all.

My body jumped a little as I heard the entrance door close, but I soon relaxed again since it had to be Jisung, because after all he was the only one who knew my code.

I looked in the direction of the door in anticipation, a semi-awkward smile spreading across my face when I saw him walk in.

The feeling was back, that nice warmth licking at my stomach and making my skin tingle.

"Hi." I said, but the word sounded awkward coming out of my mouth, making me cringe.

"Hi there." Jisung smiled as well, heading towards me and plopping down in the couch, a safe meter away from me.

I could feel the awkwardness, and it was choking me a little, making it hard to even think about what to say next.

"So.." Jisung mumbled, it seemed like he was struggling with finding the words as well. "How's.. life?"

I let out a soft chuckle, this was so awkward it was almost funny.

The chuckle loosened me up a bit, letting my throat free from prison.

"Life's.. all right, I guess. Considering the fact that I don't have much work and that one of my best friends is in the hospital, it's going okay. How about you? How's the shop doing now that you're back?" I turned towards him, scooting a little bit closer to let him know I didn't want this awkward space.

And it seemed to work a little, because Jisung also scooted closer, letting our thighs rest against each other's.

"It's doing better." His smile turned more genuine. "You should come over some day again, we changed up the layout a bit and we've gotten in a couple of new pieces, and I think it's pretty cool. By the way— I still haven't paid you for last time, I.. kind of forgot with everything that's happened.."

"No worries, Ji. I don't work at your shop for the money, I work there to see my best friend and to help him out." I nudged his side a little, making Jisung let out a cute giggle.

I looked into his eyes, and all of a sudden this overwhelming emotion crashed into me like a big wave.

It felt like some kind of strange mix of love and lust, and I had to stop myself to not just reach out to grab him and kiss him.