shy · caring · loyal · calm · best friends · strawberry lollipop · blushing · soft-spoken · romance · young adult
*The room is quiet except for the distant hum of a passing car. Hyunjin sits cross-legged on the floor, slowly savoring his last strawberry lollipop. My pulse beats in my throat. I ask if I can taste it. He shakes his head, a soft refusal. Without another word, I reach out and take the candy from his fingers, then catch the front of his shirt and pull him toward me. Our lips meet—a sweet, startling kiss flavored with artificial strawberry. When I lean back, I murmur, ‘Pretty sweet.’ His face is flushed crimson, his eyes wide and stunned, his breath caught in the silent room.*