Chapter 708: Side Story 3. Stellar Blossom - 43
Their patience only lasted until the end of the stairway to the bedroom gallery. When Radia stumbled on the last stair because he kept trembling, Han Joon did not just catch him, but picked up the man in his arms.
There was no gap in reactions; the moment Radia felt himself getting carried, his shaking hands grasped his husband’s--yes, his husband’s--face and pressed their lips together. It had been too long. Far too long.
They had been separated twice before Joon fell into a coma, and both times, it was longer than these mere few months. And yet, these mere few months felt like a crueler torture.
During the first eight years, Radia was mainly angry. During the second three years, he had a lot of distractions in his hand. But these few months...he had to see Joon’s life slipping out slowly, and while his presence was not forgotten, their long relationship was.
As much as Han Joon felt impatience, Radia had to hold back a lot more. Way more.
Radia, who hadn’t been able to have this kiss for a long time, and Joon, who had thought he wouldn’t be able to have this kiss for a long time...both of their longing tasted like decades had passed between their separation.
And they could taste the impatience, the longing, in the way their lips trembled against each other. They had kissed thousands, ten thousand, millions of times--and yet, they were fumbling clumsily like it was their first time. Their stuttered breath mingled as Han Joon hurriedly walked to the bedroom, and their wet gasps echoed loudly even against the sound of a slamming door.
Their kiss was clumsy and all over the place because Radia kept on gasping as if he were choking. At some point, tears were dripping from the crimson eyes, soaking both of their cheeks and lips, flavoring their kisses.
Through eyes glistening in tears, Radia gazed at the man between his hands. While yet his ’husband’, at the very least, this Han Joon was already his. Already the man he poured his young heart in; the one he made promises with.
The one who called him Dee and Darling and made his whole world shaken up with just a gaze and a smile. The same gaze and smile that he saw through his tears at this moment.
Yes. This Han Joon was already his.