Six Almosts and a Kiss

Chaewon and Kazuha have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls' bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. When Chaewon's mother decides to become a living donor to Kazuha's mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year.

So Chaewon and Kazuha make a pact: They'll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There's only one little hitch in their plan: Chaewon and Kazuha keep almost kissing.

It's just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence.

They've never talked about it. They've always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they're living across the hall from each other. And some things-like their kisses-can't be almosts forever.

• This story is an adaptation of the book "6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)". All rights belong to the author, Tess Sharpe.

This adaptation is also available on AO3 under the profile Cosmic_Lunar, titled "Six Almosts and a Kiss".