“moles”
qiu lin and alexander morello (in between step 2 and 3)
arms draped across his chest, the sound of the fan whirring above, and qiu’s steady breath against his face. it was dark in alex’s room, only the light from the sky brightened the room enough for him to see the outlines of objects. the cold breeze blew throughout the room but the blanket which rested on him and qiu kept the two of them warm. maybe too warm. alex could feel his face heating up every second, he wasn’t the best with heat. and it doesn’t help with qiu’s breath slapping against his face.
he doesn’t even know why he’s awake, it’s way past his regular bedtime. but qiu laying beside him holding him close, it’s like the entire world surrounding him was gone, only thing on his mind was them. their red lips parted slightly, their long eyelashes that laid on their lower eyelid. their dark brunette hair splayed all over the place covering every inch of the upper part of the bed other than where alex rest. he smiles a bit, he’s never felt so lucky. day one qiu was the prettiest person he has ever met and that pretty person thought he was pretty too.
was he? alex didn’t really believe it…
a soft grunt cleared the silence of the room, their eyes slowly open looking up at alex who was looking back at them. a teasing look grew on their face.
“admiring the view?” alex could feel his face heat up more than before. he couldnt help himself… qiu was just so.. beautiful.
“i- i guess.” the arm which was draped over alex moves up, their thumb caresses alex’s soft heated cheeks. he opens his mouth in surprise unable to find words. qiu rests his hand against his cheek pulling him in leaving a peck on his forehead.
“nothing to be ashamed of love.” their smile gets wider, “i also like to admire you.” alex turns his body towards qiu sliding his arms around their torso. qiu begins caressing his cheek again back and forth like feeling a soft blanket. he can’t help but avoid eye contact, looking down at the pillow he was resting his head upon.
qiu clears their throat moving their face closer to his, “i love your moles.”
“what?” alex looks back at them.
“the one above and below your lip and under your eye, they’re beautiful.” he holds his breath, he honestly couldn’t believe that. he had spent his entire life picking at his moles hoping one day they’d fall off. but…
“are you.. just saying that?” qiu pouts apparently very offended by that question.
“why would i ‘just say that’?”
“i don’t know.” alex frowns.
their thumb moves along with their eyes to the moles near his lips. their eyes filled with admiration that you couldn’t find in anyone else. qiu leans in, tilting alex’s head and gently kisses both of his moles. “if you weren’t laying on your other one, i’d kiss that too.”
tears filled his eyes as he leans in to kiss qiu on the lips, they move their hands to once again rest on his heated cheek. droplets fall upon his face transferring to qiu’s. he holds them there for a second longer, but eventually pulls away.
“i love you.”
“i love you too.”
and the world disappears.
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i have the same two moles beside my lips like him. this is just me hoping that someone loves them the same way qiu loves alex’s
(also i wrote this at 11pm beware)
