[Steve's smile warmed a few degrees as he closed his hand around Yoon's small one and gave it a gentle squeeze. Physical connections really were everything to him.]


Sometimes we fall for the wrong people. It's nothing to be ashamed of Yoon. Very few people are all good or all bad. Most of us have lots of both, and finding the good in someone is a blessing, especially when most other people would only see the bad.


[His thumb stroked over the back of Yoon's hand slowly, over and over.]


I'm a little jealous. I never had the chance to do the relationship thing back home. The few long-term things I've tried since leaving have been . . . awkward. At best.