Sexual Tension - Tumblr Posts
quick tips for writing sexual tension
- eye contact. lots n lots of eye contact.
- other characters having to clear their throats, shake people, etc. to get A* and B* to pay attention
- lip biting.
- A* and B* looking at each other real quick, then looking away.
- almost kissing but being interupted
- normal coupley teasing
- coupley teasing that goes rly far
- friendly teasing that becomes awkward, tense, or sexual
- more eye contact
- lots of small touches
feel free to add to this!
Reckless[Oikawa Tōru x Reader,minor(?) Sugawara Koushi x Reader]
female reader,she/her pronouns
Reader is the second year karasuno volleyball manager who's also happily dating Suga,though everything changes when she meets a pretty brunette boy with a charming smile.
WARNINGS:cheating,reader is lowkey a dick,cursing
Word count:1.8k<3
She met Sugawara-senpai under a cherry blossom tree one day in early April,she was immediately captivated by the adorable boy.She was aware of his participation in the school's volleyball team,and she herself was interested in the sport itself.That sport was kind of the reason they started a conversation in the first place,
Nishinoya-kun from her class was ill and she had been assigned to deliver him his homework but she didn't know where he lived.Fortunately she caught a glimpse of the silver-haired upperclassman a little before he entered the gym.
"Excuse me Sugawara-senpai."she bowed."I'm (l/n) and Nishinoya-kun is in my class,he must be ill so I've been assigned to give him his homework for today but I don't know where he lives."she looked in his kind eyes and smiled awkwardly.
"Ah yes Noya is coming down with fever,I was going to practice and then drop by his house to check on him so you can give me his homework and I'll pass it to him."he smiled back kindly and the girl let out a breath.
"That would be so kind of you,thank you."she passed the file with the papers in it to him and flushed a bit when she briefly touched his hand,unaware of course of the light pink tone his ears had turned to too.
She said goodbye and left the school.
Though the fever Nishinoya came down with was more serious than it seemed,resulting to (f/n) having to deliver his homework for the rest of the week,that itself never happened since her upperclassman insisted that she shouldn't have any contact with an ill person,taking the homework from her each time to deliver it himself after practice.
And that's how their friendship blossomed,from saying hi to the hallways,into small talk and eventually exchanging numbers.The girl became more interested in volleyball and Suga-senpai as she now called him,was ecstatic about it,wanting to teach her the basics he awkwardly asked her to join in the practice where most of his classmates teased him about her when she showed up,making her blush.Oddly enough she liked it a lot there,the atmosphere,the people,and Kiyoko-san suggested that she should become a manager since Kiyoko was a third year and would be leaving after this year.Everyone was keen with the idea and welcomed her with open arms.
Her romantic relationship with Suga-senpai started on the 28th of April when they were both the last ones remaining in the gym on cleaning duty.She was placing the last bar of the metal rods of the net with his help,without even realising that he moved Infront of her the moment the bar was in its' place.Her face locked between his soft hands,plump lips pressed onto hers.
It was now their first practice match with the infamous Aoba Johsai Highschool,now dating with Koushi for almost three weeks (f/n) was a little disappointed because her boyfriend wouldn't be playing.
She really hated seing her team fail miserably against the opponent,she also felt bad for Hinata's anxiety.It all skyrocketed when Hinata hit Kageyama's head when he tried serving.She tightly gripped her boyfriend's hand,his thumb caressing the top of her hand affectionately.
It seemed so after that failure Hinata collected himself and it was a shock for all when he hit that quick they'd been working on with the genius setter.
Surprisingly karasuno won the second set and the team gathered around for a quick talk before they moved onto the next and final set.
She though,had gone to fill her water bottle,while she was returning to the gym she bumbed into a hard surface just before she opened the door to the place.Looking up she was met with a chocolate gaze eating her whole figure up.
"Oh sorry,I didn't see you there."a smug voice said,the eyes still skimming over her.It was only fair if she did the same.
She liked his unruly curly hair,his big hazel eyes,his symmetrical face,his height,the seemingly toned body of his.
He wore a school uniform,but it was different,it looked like it was for volleyball practice.
"Aren't you a little bit late for the match?"she asked and he chuckled.
"Well I was just now in the nurse's office,she had to make sure I was in a good shape to play so I don't injure myself again."he replied and opened the door for her.
"Oh,okay I guess."she slipped in and quickly made her way to the bench.
"Hey you came just in time."her boyfriend smiled at her.The set started and karasuno was in match point pretty quickly.
The boy from the hallway suddenly appeared in the court as a pitch server,a smug smile on his lips once again.He scored two points for his team in no-time but karasuno won in the end.
Still it was surprising how precise the boy's serves were.
The boy appeared to be the captain,she saw Daichi-senpai talk with him and laugh along,when he returned,the captain of the "flightless-crows" told everyone that they had been invited to a house party as a team which was getting started in about two hours.
Most of the team cheered and everyone went back to the vehicle.She returned home,telling her parents that she'd be staying at a friend's for tonight.Being a Friday they allowed it.
The girl showered and blow-dried her hair,applying a little bit of make up.She wore a white tennis skirt and a black karasuno volleyball club jersey with a white collared undershirt underneath.Quickly pulling up her white sneakers,she spritzed a little bit of perfume and fled out of the door.
She met with everyone outside of the school's gym,her boyfriend complimenting her outfit and making her blush.
They all took the bus to the address Daichi-senpai had been sent over a text and after a ten minute walk from the stop,they found the house,already blasting with music and flashing lights.
Tsukishima was about to press the bell but the tall boy,captain of Aoba Johsai's volleyball club opened the door with a smile greeting them all in.The room was spacious,and held a lot of people,some dancing to the electro pop music,some conversing,and others well...you know.
She felt a tug on her right hand,turning to that direction she saw her boyfriend.
"Hey how about I go get us some drinks,I don't trust anyone else."he said and she nodded.
"Yeah but don't be gone for long,I don't see anyone I know."he nodded back and squeezed her hand in response.
She stood alone for a moment,until a presence loomed behind her,a hand turning her around.With a gasp she wad ready to smack whoever did it,but she quickly drew back when she realised it was the boy she bumbed into earlier in the day.
"Hey,where is your team?"he asked her
"I don't know."
"So you're alone?"
"No I'm actually waiting f-"
"Great,come with me I want to dance and Iwa-chan won't join me." who the heck was Iwa-chan?
"I don't even know your name."
"Oikawa,Tōru Oikawa,yours?"
"(l/n),(f/n) (l/n)."
"Cool let's go dance (f/n)-chan!"he said and grabbed her wrist dragging her into the place where sweaty bodies danced to the beat.She internally wheezed at his informality and closeness.
The hand around her wrist guided hers onto the boy's nape.She blushed,not being familiar with anything like this.She kind of felt bad for her boyfriend,but she immediately pushed the thoughts aside,she didn't have to feel anything remotely bad since she wasn't doing anything sinister with the brown-haired male.
"So you're from karasuno huh?"he asked while he put his hands on her waist and started rocking to the music.
"Yeah,I'm a manager for the volleyball club actually."
"Third year?"
"No, second,you?"
"Third."
"Oh,you're pretty good at volleyball by the way,are you going to continue professionally?"
"Thanks,yeah I think so.What do you want to do?"
"I'm interested in psychology and theology so something with these I guess."
"Interesting."
That was all they said as they looked into each other's eyes and danced.It was like that for a while,until a cough interrupted them.They both turned their heads,it was Suga,two cups in his hands.His face didn't show any emotion,the girl unlaced her hands from Tōru's neck and smiled at her boyfriend.
"Hey,took you long enough."she took the cup from his hand and now his free arm sneaked its' way to her waist pulling he close.
"Yeah sorry about that love,a lot of people were waiting to get a drink.Hey Oikawa-san,nice party by the way."their attention shifted to Tōru,his look was the one of surprise but he quickly masked it with smugness.
"Sugawara-chan,nice to see you having fun,thanks."with that he left the couple alone.
The night continued,(f/n) had fun with her boyfriend and classmates,at one point she felt a bit overwhelmed so she opted to go outside for a bit.Upon an arrival at the deck outside,Tōru turned around only to find her,looking back at him.
"We always bump into each other don't we?"he teased and she hummed,joining him to the couch there.
"It really is a nice party."she said and his face turned a little bitter."I'm having fun,are you though?You seem a bit,down."she continued.
"Ah yes,oh it's just that we lost thanks to my absence today but I am having fun don't worry."they stayed silent for a while until he spoke up.
"So are you dating Sugawara-chan?"he said out of the blue and her eyes widened.
"Uh yeah."
"Must be nice."
"I guess,I haven't had much relationship experience to be honest but he's nice."
"Is that what you call your boyfriend,nice?"she frowned.
"What should I call him?He's a good boyfriend."she said plainly.
"Do you like him?" he dared to move closer to her but she didn't notice,and if she did,she didn't comment on it.
"Obviously,I mean I have to in order to be with him don't I?"
"That doesn't sound very convincing,no offense to the guy but he doesn't seem at all spontaneous."
"Koushi isn't spontaneous,he's...good."
"But isn't good boring?"he pressed
"Not particularly,and why do you care?"she pressed back.
"Because from the moment I saw you I haven't been able to get my eyes off you,and I know you do too,I saw the way you shamelessly checked me out when we first met today."he was now facing her front,she could smell the faint scent of cologne and it was intoxicating.
"I,that's not true."she looked everywhere but him.
"Isn't it? The way we danced radiated tension darling,you can't deny that at least."his hand dared to grip her throat harshly,but not hurtfully.Her breath hitched,and she felt her face turning red.His mouth blew breaths onto her face,the scent of mint and a hint of alcohol evident.
It was too intoxicating,the party,the buzz,the alcohol she consumed,him.Without thinking she pressed her lips onto his,and he immediately returned her energy.It wasn't sweet,it was sensual,patches of flesh hungrily devouring each other.
The hand on her throat tightened,and an other went on her thigh,gripping hard,her right arm linked onto his hair.His tongue slipped In her mouth,asserting dominance at an instant.
They made out for a while but it finally downed upon her that she was in a relationship.She unhooked her hand from his hair and pushed him away.He looked taken aback.
"I shouldn't have done that sorry.You're right,I have to break up with him after this,he doesn't deserve it."he was studying her.She stood up,walked to the door and before she entered the noisy party again,she turned to him once more.
"I'll ask Daichi-senpai for your number when I do break up with Koushi,until then,farewell pretty boy."she closed the door.
He smiled stupidly.He truly was a menace to society.
Interlude
(Original Handmade Book Art Collage: 3 Elements)
I Give My Heart
(Original Handmade Book Art Collage: 6 Elements)
My Most Hated Romance Tropes
Hi, this is going to be me convincing you to hate these tropes :)
A) Misplaced Sexual Tension
Is this a real thing? I see this trope so much that I'm starting to wonder if i'm the outlier.
This tends to come up in the "hurt/comfort" scene a lot. Basically, a character is deathly ill or even unconscious sometimes. The love interest is sitting by the bed. I would think that this is going to be angst-y scene where you get incite into the deep love that the love interest has for the sick one. And the resulting fear and concern.
BUT NO! The "Love Interest" "feels heat rush in between their legs" as they run off to the bathroom!
I hate this trope because it always turns romance into just more sexual shit. I don't want that. if I wanted to see two characters have lust for each other I would have just read an erotica.
B) Random Sexual Tension
Character A cries about their dead parent and Character B gets a boner
Character A hugs Character B. boobas
Character A promises to protect Character B and Character B immediately thinks about bedroom affairs
Character A is fighting and Character B is staring at their chest
SERIOUSLY!?! Why can't these characters keep it in their pants for just one motherf#cking moment!?
I hate it because I want to see Character A and Character B have their personalities and inner depth explored. I don't want to see literal sex objects!
C) Everything Serves Sex
I hate the belief that writers and fans share that all characters must act either according to their sexual position or as a subversion of that.
Seriously, I'm just trying to read about a nice gay love story and all the comments are talking about is:
"who's da top and who da bottom?"
"who man and who woman?"
GOD Fucking DAMMIT!!! This doesn't matter. Personality doesn't impact sexual habits.
i just want to see gay man love gay man or gay woman love gay woman.
i'm not here to read about erotica :`(
Behind the bedroom doors
Day 24- Family/ Found Family dinner
TW- mild NSFW
The news delivered to Harry was very casual for the great deal of news it was on a normal nearing Sunday before Christmas when he was watching TV with a slice of leftover pizza in his hand. It was then when Draco was taking olzie, his beautiful but absolutely Maniacal dog to walk when he told Harry vaguely.
" oh before I go, We have to go to my family dinner for christmas dinner on Christmas eve. Bye " and he walked out of the condo before Harry could've even processed the information in his mind. It was an act in purpose. Apparently as it is, Harry doesn't tend to take family dinner news at the Malfoy's as easily as Draco would like and this time to escape his never ending whirlwind of emotions and panic, he dismissed by basically running out of there leaving Harry to be to register the information by himself.
And as it happens everytime Harry sat up and down a couple of town, mumbled to himself, complained in the air, grew a little panicked then settled down on the couch over again and Draco came just in time for Harry to be on the couch sitting with his chin in his hands.
" I see you've done being a Drama queen" Draco said as he walked into the condo and towards Harry. It was just another way of saying how Harry dealt with the information each time.
Harry rolled his eyes and turned around, leaning on the back of the couch rest " I know you did it on purpose"
" Yes because you worry unnecessarily " Draco replied as he stood in front of Harry behind the couch, touching his cheek by the palm of his hand.
" I do not worry unnecessarily, I know they still don't like me " Harry mumbled.
Draco knelt down to be on eye level with Harry and said " we've been going out for a while now and they've met you before and they know all about you, they've accepted you, they have embraced you and even treated you as sanely as possible, then how can you possibly think they don't like you ?"
" Well to begin they gave me a really hard time in the beginning. What if your parents change their mind ?" Harry asks innocently.
Draco smiles at Harry and kissed his forehead in a soft touch " I know they won't-"
" but what if they- nmph-" Harry's interruption yet again was interrupted by Draco's lips over his own making him forget what he wanted to say and by the time Draco separated and got up to leave, Harry was already swooned.
" Bastard " Harry blushed at Draco.
Draco chuckled at him, ruffled his hair and went into the bedroom.
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When the day of dinner arrived, Harry got dressed up way before hours and in his attempt to wait for Draco to get dressed he managed to crease his pants which he redid the ironing of in the last minute that they were late by 10 minutes.
"Harry- Draco- I'm so glad you're here " Narcissa greeted them as soon as they arrived the manor and rang the antique bell.
"Mother " Draco replied kissing Narcissa on each cheek once as a ritual they've developed while Harry forcefully smiled at her and walked in after both of them.
Draco noticed Harry was walking slower than usual and lagged behind to catch up with Harry " Come on, don't be so worried"
" Is something wrong?" Narcissa turned and asked
" absolutely not" Draco smiled back at her. He secretly took Harry's hand in his own and intertwined them as they followed her after that.
" Is it hot In here ?" Harry mumbled to Draco later.
Draco rolled his eyes and shook his head.
" Is everything alright with Harry, he seems a little- uh- tense ?" Narcissa asked.
Harry cleared his throat at once " I'm good. Everything's good, just a little hot in here"
" Oh- would you like me to open the windows ?" Narcissa asked sweetly.
" No that's alright, I'll just take off my coat- Draco- why don't you take me to the room to keep my coat off in ?" Harry asked.
Draco seemingly was startled but took Harry to his old bedroom to keep the coat in.
" Are you okay ?" Draco asked when he shut the door behind him.
" can we leave already ?" Harry asked dramatically shaking his hand in the air.
Draco sighed, rolling his eyes then enclosing the distance between the two to cup his face in his hands " It's alright- just relax. A few hours and we'll be out, don't worry"
Harry visibly relaxed a little in his touch but yet not entirely " I still feel like I should not have came "
" nonsense " Draco muttered and they readied themselves to get out of the room.
As they walked down the stairs and into the dinning room, the table was getting ready with Lucius helping Narcissa set the table.
" and I told him- he can just skeedadle himself out of my shop and buy someone else's flowers- who was he to say he's seen better lilies in the entire area? I grow the best lilies out here " Lucius sternly said, proudly even.
" what happened ?" Draco asked as he got along to help with setting up the table even though Narcissa refused while Harry remained there watching them having their family time.
" oh nothing this stupid bloke came to my shop today and told me that he's seen better lilies, like that could be possible " Lucius scoffed.
"As if " Draco scoffed.
They chatted a little and laughed along a little and even though Harry was interested in listening, he wandered of watching the family portrait on the back wall and was amazed to realise how much they have changed. With war and everything, the Malfoy's had became completely stranded and abandoned and nothing of their own left but now, Lucius ran the sweetest little best flower shop in the entire town while Narcissa owned a lowscale yet stable botique and designed various clothing for the orphanage, costume parties, office goers and school robes. They had outdone themselves if Harry had to say. They no longer were the Malfoy's everyone knew of and it left Harry wondering a lot how much they must've had to struggle but Draco never talked of it, he chose not to and used to dismiss the topic with " the clock has worn out, live in these times my friend "
" Harry ?" Someone called him and he snapped back from his little train of thoughts and saw that everyone was staring at him.
" yeah " Harry pursed his lips as he turned completely to them.
" What were you thinking ?" Draco asked.
" Oh nothing, I was just watching that family portrait, I don't think it was there the last time I came " Harry replied.
" Oh that- yeah- we bought it back from gringotts. You should have a nice big family picture in the house you know " Lucius grinned. Yep, a total family guy now.
They soon sat down to eat dinner with little chattering and anecdotes constantly being shared between all of them which helped Harry relax further.
It was mid dinner when Harry was eating of his plate when he felt a hand over his thigh and he immediately turned his head toward Draco who was sitting besides him with his left hand under the table.
" What are you doing ?" Harry whispered.
" Me ? I'm doing nothing " Draco whispered back, clearly smirking and resuming eating from his plate whole listening to his mother talk about the cutest little costume she made for Annie.
Harry with much difficulty chose to ignore the hand over the thigh until he suddenly felt it sliding upwards towards his crotch.
" Draco stop " Harry muttered to Draco.
Draco ignored Harry and laughed at his parents joke yet again making Harry laugh as well even though he clearly did not know what the joke was. When he felt it getting very close to his crotch, he dropped his hand under the table to stop Draco's from sliding further but it worked only for a few minutes until Narcissa noticed he was eating with his left hand and found it hard to eat his food.
" Harry- just use your right hand why don't you ?"
" Oh yeah- ofcourse. Just a small blister on my right hand you know " Harry lied frowning.
"Oh really, let me see ? " Narcissa asked
Harry immediately shook his head " Don't worry it's alright. It almost healed anyways " He smiled forcibly and bought his right back up to eat which enabled Draco's hand to resume sliding until he finally in a feather touch he touched Harry's crotch making Harry choke on his food.
" Are you sure you're okay Harry ? You seem a little tense today ?" Lucius asked.
Harry shook his head coughing " I'm fine- really- I'm fine" he resumed coughing, Draco Patting his back to help him until Harry glared at him and excused himself for the washroom.
Harry was getting out of the washroom after having composed himself that he was immediate dragged into a room and pinned against the door as soon as he was in with a hand over his lips to keep him shut.
" I hope you were atleast a little turned on " Draco Whispered in the dark.
Harry pushed Draco's hands aside and snapped " Are you out of your mind or what ? We're at your parents and this is what you're doing ?!"
" I can't help it. Being here reminded me of the time when you stayed here the first night" Draco mumbled leaning down so he was breathing over Harry's neck and sweetly licked it, leaving Harry to incoherent whispers " remember that night ?"
" Yeah " Harry moaned pulling Draco closer in desperation by the side of his waist.
" Remember when my parents almost caught us fucking ?" Draco kissed Harry's neck softly.
Harry nodded, groaning " We should go"
" Or we could stay here a couple of minutes " Draco suggested moaning against his jawline.
Harry groaned then gained his willpower to push Draco against the door this time and kissed Draco desirably, moaning faintly " You're gonna be the death of me Draco Malfoy "
" Let's get this dinner done with "
Draco moaned nodding.
Day 23- pieces of a puzzle|| Day 25- Presents
HP DE-STRESS DECEMBER REQUEST OPEN
MASTERLIST
Story time
The other day, I brought a friend to her first comedy show. She's gorgeous, slender frame hair and makeup always done right. She wore ripped jeans, heals and a black top that was see through in certain parts. Had a very cut letting me see her perfect perky tit's.
Now this is somebody I've known for a very long time, since we were kids. I've always known she was sexy but just was never somebody on my radar. We've only recently started talking as she's going through a rough patch in her marriage and dealing with mental health issues ( stuff in all to familiar with) so even going into this sex was not on my mind at all. Of course, I was attracted to her.
Honestly, it was almost sad I let her pick out where to eat , took her to a park with waterfalls (where she let me take pics of her I'm also a photographerfor those who don't know) , and finished the night with a comedy show. Stuff, she said she's never done in her 10 years of being married.
During the comedy show, she kept grabbing my arm and kind of laughing into my shoulder during the funny parts. Made me feel good she was comfortable with me. We had a two hour ride home she was dancing and singing to the music. I could tell she really enjoyed her night. At this point, I'd be lying if I said sex wasn't a thought. I couldn't help seeing her dance in the passenger seat, her body moving to the rhythm. My mind started racing, but the gentleman in me didn't want to ruin this moment or night for her so I just enjoyed my view and kept driving.
Finally, we got to her car, and she kept thanking me for the night and experience. It took every ounce of willpower not to grab her and pull her to me and kiss her. We say our goodbyes, and I watch her get into her car and pull away.
At this point, I have about a 40 min drive alone, and my mind is racing thinking about all the what-if stuff. Thinking about how good she looked. The physical touch, but once again, my inner nice guy kicked in telling me it was a good thing to give a girl an experience and sex not being involved.
Just as I finally shook off the list of my intrusive thoughts, I got a text from her. Once again, I am thanking me for the night. She said she was at home but in her driveway, not wanting to go in. She started confessing how good it felt to feel safe with me and how pretty I made her feel while taking her pics. She also said she thought about kissing me at the end of the night. So I had to confess I, too, had the same thoughts and added that that kids would have led to many other things. She then sent a Pic of her thighs bare,I could see her pants pulled down to her knees, still sitting in her car with the caption. "Tell me." I pulled my car over to a safe place and called her. I told her every filthy thing I would have done to get a she moaned and touched herself to my voice. I could tell when she finally came. She let out a cute giggle, telling me that was something else she's never done before....
Studies on Tension (Part II)
The follow-up to this piece is now here, and of course, I can’t resist a fierce-looking (or in other words, intimidating) Johnny GIF to start it off.
Mahal ko kayong lahat! :)
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Summary: Aside from what has been mentioned, this is also a piece that I wrote inspired by the prompt list created by @neoculturedrabbles.
POV: 3rd person here.
Word count: 950 words
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Prompt #4: I had a dream we were dating.
Johnny spotted Essie lying on the couch still in her work clothes. She was scrolling through her phone while hugging a throw pillow, oblivious to anyone who might see her.
He had just finished cooking, and he didn’t notice the arrival of his housemate. Sometimes, Essie liked to be sneaky to both him and Mark and surprise them with her presence without saying a word.
“Hey, Essie,” he started, slowly approaching her. He wasn’t sure if she was in a good mood or no,t but it pays to be cautious when she had just arrived from work. She can get quite snappy when asked the wrong questions.
“Hey, John,” she said, not looking up from her phone. She was intent on reading whatever was on the screen and barely moved from her position at all.
“I just cooked dinner. Would you like to eat now?” He crouched down to her level, tilting her phone a bit so she could see his face. She blinked in return, and she sat up a moment later.
“What did you cook?” She straightened her skirt and wiggled her legs a bit before standing up. “Our favorite: Mexican food. Come see it for yourself,” This time, he led her to the dining table by holding her wrist.
She had no violent reaction to this – in fact, she looked at the back of his head with an inscrutable expression.
Essie remembered the dream she had recently, and what he did was giving her déjà vu. It was as if a part of that dream replayed tonight as he held her wrist to lead her somewhere.
When she saw he cooked burritos and quesadillas, she sighed contentedly. “Aw, Johnny! You have just satisfied my Mexican food craving with this!”
“That’s great to hear! Shall we dig in?” He gestured for her to sit in her usual seat, which she did and dug in with gusto to the dishes he prepared.
While they ate, he found her silence a bit disturbing. Usually, they conversed about everything while eating dinner. It was one of his favorite parts of the day since they get to air out their concerns, discuss current events, and just get to know each other better.
They have been best friends for over a year now, and they have been housemates for more than six months. It wouldn’t hurt if their relationship becomes closer than that, right?
“You know, Youngho…I had a dream we were dating,” Essie said after an awkward moment of silence.
“Oh? What did we do there?” This got Johnny’s interest as he almost bumped his body into the table to be closer to her.
“Nothing much, it’s almost the same as the things we do regularly. However, there was one instance that you held my wrist and led me to places you wanted us to see. It reminded me of what you did earlier, to be honest…” Her voice faltered at the end, and he saw that she attempted to hide her flushed face from him with her shoulder.
“Okay... I mean, I do that to you regularly? Sometimes, I even hold your hand when I want you to see some things, and you move like the slowpoke that you are,” that got him a glare, “but what else did you dream about us…dating?”
It took Essie a while to answer, as she chewed her lip on how best to continue her story.
“Well, that’s it. Just the way you held my wrist reminded me of that.”
“Didn’t we kiss there? Or even hug? I do hug you almost every day, but how about kissing? Wait, I do kiss you, but not in that sense, though!” Johnny became a blubbering mess, and the girl sitting across him covered her red face with her hands.
“Oh dear, he made a big deal out of it. I should’ve kept my mouth shut,” she grumbled, peeking at him through the spaces in between her fingers. He was still babbling about what he does as her best friend.
“Come to think of it, the things I do for you border on what a boyfriend can do for his partner.” His realization made Essie groan.
“So, what does that mean then?” She asked eventually, her face once again covered by her clammy hands.
“I don’t know, should we try dating? I mean, if you’re up to it?”
It was incredible at how Johnny stayed calm and collected while asking questions that can make or break a moment.
“Are you serious?” The girl’s voice bordered on hysterics, which she downplayed by coughing afterward.
“If you are, then sure. After all, isn’t that the next course of action when a girl and a boy became best friends with each other?”
Essie looked at his face and saw that he was indeed serious with his words. “Please forget I talked about this,” she mumbled, eating the rest of her burrito with her head bowed.
Although their conversation about her dream ended awkwardly, Johnny felt a mixture of hurt and disappointment that his best friend didn’t think of leveling up their relationship.
He wouldn’t mind dating her since they know so much about each other already, but if she doesn’t feel the same, he felt like a fool for suggesting that they get together.
Why do girl-boy friendships can be so complicated? Why is there a likely possibility that they fall for each other? There are three outcomes from that scenario – first, they can remain friends; second, they can become a couple; and third, their friendship is no more.
He hoped that they don’t end up as the last option.
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FIN
"sexual tension is just an illusion" THEY SAY