kai and miwa had grown closer as of late, though never talked about it much. they were more affectionate with each other. they even held hands often. they were on the verge of dating, but not quite. it seemed like kai returned his feelings. neither had properly confessed, but there was a sort of mutual understanding between them. miwa had his head on kai's shoulder, cheeks flushed pink. "kai, have you ever thought about kissing someone?" it was a roundabout way of asking for a kiss.
kai was used to miwa being affectionate with him. they had gotten more affectionate with each other lately. they were like a couple by now, except neither of them confessed. kai was afraid to properly confess. he thought miwa would reject him. he didn’t want to ruin their friendship, or whatever it was they had now. he treasured miwa’s friendship, and loved the fluttery feelings in his chest whenever they were together. he didn’t want it to end.
“ k ... kissing someone? ” kai repeated it like it was the most outlandish thing in the world. he was surprised miwa asked. he shouldn’t have been, given what their relationship was headed towards. and ... of course he’d thought of kissing miwa, but admitting that was ... “ that’s ... i mean, h - have you? ” his face was burning.