Growing Freely [Fan Zhendong]

- A mutually beneficial arrangement -

Their bodies fit well enough to comfort each other late at night,

to enjoy a brief moment of pleasure.

You lightly brush his faintly flushed eyelid and murmur,

“Even a relationship where we each get what we want can last.”

- Childhood sweethearts -

You gaze at his face, lost in thought,

and suddenly realize

he no longer looks like the callow boy you remember.

It turns out you are the only one who stayed behind.

More to come...

Before you read:

- Trying my hand at some BG romance; feelings-focused

- Second person, but “you” have a name

- Feel free to leave a comment if there's a trope you'd like to see

- Don't associate this with real people! Think of each story as a different parallel world

Theme: You will always love him.