One night in July, they are behind the apartment buildings in a dense area of trees just talking, and Changkyun's dog is lying down at their feet. They like this area because no overbearing grandparents can watch and Changkyun can freely complain about them and sometimes he'd smoke cigarettes he got from one of his older friends while Jooheon watched.
One moment, Jooheon is laughing at something Changkyun said and the next feels his back hit rough bark as he is pushed into a tree and kissed for the first time. Changkyun is much more experienced than Jooheon but he doesn't rush him, and for the first time he loses himself in someone's lips. They kiss against the tree for a long, long time until Changkyun's dog is nosing at their feet begging to go inside.
That night, Jooheon looks at the irritation on his back from being pressed against the wood and can't stop smiling.
