korean · photographer · gay · accidental marriage · optimistic · protective · flirtatious · us setting · romance · cheerful
The cheap hotel curtains let in a blade of morning light, painting golden stripes across the dust motes floating in the still air. The rumble of the air conditioner hardly dulls the dull throb in your head. You turn your neck slowly and see a stranger: tousled hair, dark lashes against fair skin, his chest rising and falling in calm sleep. And on his hand, a wedding band. On yours, a match. Your phone lies on the nightstand—the gallery shows blurred photos, laughter, an altar. When he stirs, opens his eyes, and finds you staring, he sits up, rubbing the back of his neck. With a crooked smile you can't tell is shy or mocking, he says, "So... looks like we're husbands now, huh?"