⦠They both had a mutual crush on each other in the beginning of middle school (Kirin was kinda more unaware of his crush on Ivan while Ivan was more self aware about it)
⦠When Ivan realized he had a crush on Kirin again like serious feelings for him he went to Raf to talk about it since they mutually talk about their crushes (Raf laughed for an hour straight Ivan never brought it up again)
⦠Kirin realized his feelings for Ivan when he, Seth, and Raf were about to go on the raft and there was a chance they might never see each other again
⦠Post island Ivan assumed things will go back as it were with them not hanging out at all until Kirin sat next to him during lunch as if he always sat next to him
⦠Kirin started holding Ivanās hand as a way to drag him along but then just started randomly holding his hand using the excuse that he wanted to look at Ivanās rings
⦠The first time Kirin slept over Ivanās house, Kirin cooked for Ivan and Ivan immediately made sleepovers a weekly thing ( mainly cause he loves Kirinās cooking also because he canāt cook worth shit)
⦠Ivanās dad loves Kirin and immediately takes him under his wing (Kirin was surprised how welcoming Ivanās parents were to him)
⦠Ivanās parents thought they were dating
⦠Ivan started to wait for Kirin to be done with lacrosse practice on the bleachers whenever he didnāt have theater (Kirin put more effort into practice whenever he showed up just to show off)
⦠Kirin use to think brown eyes werenāt worth staring at until he took the time to stare at Ivanās eyes
⦠After Ivan was cast in a big role, Kirin as a ājokeā bought him a dozen roses to congratulate him (Ivan literally knew he was done for when Kirin did that)
⦠Kirin use to get jealous like hell over the fact Ivan was the least affectionate towards him on the island (Ivan was a bit cautious with his affection with Kirin at first cause of their past)
⦠Kirin was not subtle about his feelings and itās a wonder how Ivan didnāt figure it out sooner
⦠Ivan was more smug than he was surprised when they started dating (āyou had a crush on me? Thatās so embarrassing for youā āwe are literally datingā)
ā¦Ivan is actually way more protective of Kirin than people think
⦠They cuddle two ways; Kirin laying his head on Ivanās stomach or Ivanās head on Kirinās chest
⦠Ivan calls Kirin pet names all the time but once and awhile use cringy ones to mess with him (Kirin got him back by calling him the same cringy pet names)
⦠After Kirin moved in with Ivan, he makes a habit out of making Ivan breakfast in bed on Sundays
⦠Ivan loves flustering Kirin and seeing how red he can get it became his favorite hobby
⦠Kirinās dog was so use to Ivan being around that she didnāt even notice any difference when they got together
⦠Kirin loves messing with Ivan and finds it kinda funny seeing him get riled up (they get into playful arguments all the time)
⦠Ivan loves leaning in towards Kirin pretending like heās about to kiss his cheek just to bite him (heās very affectionate with him he just likes to add an element of surprise)
⦠For their anniversary, Ivan and Kirin tried to surprise each other with tickets to something the other would like on the same day
⦠Kirin proposed to Ivan when they were on vacation together and sitting on the beach