“Would a kiss be enough..?” He asked, playing along with a small smile.

He gave him an affectionate look. “Deal, then..” He said.

Bum kissed back, looking lovestruck after it ended. He nodded, feeling giddy.

He stayed still, and hummed softly.

He looked at him, but then felt that a stray hair actually fell into his eye- “Ah, this always happens..” He said, while squinting it.

“Oh, yeah, I’m here.” He said, walking over with a small smile.

“O-oh, sure.. I don’t mind..” He said, blushing slightly from the kiss.

He nodded. “Of course I know.. that’s why we’re friends, right..?”

“H-huh..? Wait.. really..? With me..?” His cheeks began to darken some. “Are you saying that you.. love me..?”

“No..! I.. I actually feel exactly the same.. I just didn’t want to ruin anything..”

He took a few steps closer, and then embraced him gently, giving him a hug. “Do you really think I’d say no to you?”

“Me too, though I’m mostly avoided in general so.. heh..” “But I really do love you back..” Bum leant in a bit closer, and pecked his cheek.

Bum leant in, clearly fine with it. His heart was racing a bit, but he chose to ignore it. Soon, he pressed his lips up against his.

He shut his eyes, quickly melting into the kiss. He then brought his hands up, and gently cupped his cheeks.

Bum’s did the same, though he couldn’t hold back the urge to let out a happy giggle, and pulled pack to do exactly that. “That was really nice..” He said, still looking at him. “But.. I have a question..”

“It’s about your work.. are you still going to do it, now that we’re together..?” He asked.

A relieved expression made its way onto his face, and he gave him another small hug, letting out a soft sigh. “You won’t have to.. the rent here is cheap. Also.. I wasn’t only asking because of jealousy.. I just don’t want you to get hurt..”

He looked surprised to hear that. He was one of the first to actually care about his feelings. He wanted Luca all to himself, now and forever. “Thank you.. I know what I just said.. but to be honest, it’d really hurt.” “Have you ever been in love before me?”

He smiled at him, once again giving him an affectionate hug. “I have.. but I don’t think it counts at all. It was never a relationship, but.. I..” He trailed off. “It was a huge one-sided crush on my side. That’s why I was too afraid to even try getting with you.”

“What made me different from the others..?” He asked, nuzzling him some.