everywhere else is

After a while, you roll over on your side, looking at Hyun-Su’s profile, until he turns his head to look at you. Your mind is going into overdrive, trying to figure something to say — what do you even say in these circumstances? You’re drawing a blank. At least until Hyun-Su raises a hand and his fingers start slowly tracing your cheekbone, then your jaw.Gently, he tucks a lock of hair behind your ear.“Aren’t you afraid?” he asks, soft voice echoing in the dark.“No,” you answer.For a while, there’s just the sound of the two of you breathing, and the feeling of his hand on your cheek.“What if I hurt you?” he asks finally, voice weak and fragile.“You wouldn’t.”“You don’t know that.”“Yes, I do.”