[Snorting, his shoulder arches backwards and they're separated once more, but only by a few inches. This is for the best, this brief pause in contact, because if they spend any more time touching each other God knows what will happen.

Oh, but how his heart swells his chest at the thought of that. Hasn't Asher always dreamed of being someone's ideal man? He's spent so much time being the rebound or the unexpected lover, so even this, it's enough to make him want to jump for joy.]

But if you do that, who's gonna keep you from getting into trouble?

[The words are spoken so innocently, it's easy to mistake the meaning behind it.

Kung Jin, he'd so easily give his own life to protect yours.]

You don't usually let people get close enough to hold you back.