Clingy

            I had just gotten home from work—or rather, the civilian work that I was required to do for my enlistment, which was nowhere near as demanding as work used to be for me—and decided to grab something to drink from the kitchen, but found my progress rather slow going, since Ryeowook had his arms wrapped around me from the back.  I began laughing and looked over my shoulder at him, rubbing my hands over his. 

            “Have I been gone too much lately?”

            Ryeowook tightened his grip on me.  “I’ve been gone a lot as well.  I feel like I saw you more when I was enlisted.”

            I turned around in his embrace and wrapped my arms around him as well.  “I told you to come to Norway with me.”

            “I can’t go anywhere alone with you!” he cried, smacking my chest.  “You’re still enlisted and we both got ed at for going to Japan together on KyuWook Day!”

            “Only because we got caught.”

            “What makes you think no one would see us in Norway?  We have fans everywhere!”

            I pulled him in closer and kissed his forehead.  “Only eight more months.  It will go by quickly.  You still get to see me at home.”

            “On the rare occasion that we’re home together at the same time,” Ryeowook complained.

            “Would you like me to stay home more?”

            Ryeowook was silent a moment and I knew that he would have loved to say yes to that question, but he knew better.  I would go crazy staying in the apartment all the time.  I was used to working several jobs at once.  Just having one thing going on to occupy my time wasn’t keeping me active enough. 

            “No,” he grumbled.

            I smiled and hugged him tighter.  “I’ll try to stay home more when I know you’ll be home.  We’ll compare our schedules and coordinate,” I offered, tilting my head and kissing his cheek.

            “Fine.”  That hardly sounded like he was appeased.

            “What?”

            “Nothing.”

            I pulled back and gave him a doubtful look.  “Just tell me what else is bothering you.”

            “You’re very touchy and flirty with everyone in your pics recently.”

            I couldn’t help but smile at his jealousy.  “That is meant to throw the government off.  If I act overly friendly to everyone, it doesn’t look as strange that I am close with you.  But we can’t start taking pictures of ourselves together either.  That will just get me in trouble.  But once my enlistment is done, there will be nothing stopping me from making up for lost time,” I promised him, bending down and brushing my lips against his.

            Ryeowook smiled and finally released me, trying to pull away.  “You can let go now.  I’m done smothering you for the moment.”

            I tightened my arms around him, pulling him closer to me.  I’m not always the best at showing or voicing it, but I miss him as much as he misses me.  We used to travel together all the time before our enlistments.  I miss sharing those experiences with him.

            “I don’t want to,” I confessed, kissing him again.

Symbol of Love

            We were miraculously