[The thing is, Ryan has noticed. It's a little harder not to, now that he knows how Min really feels. There were a few times when he saw Min clearly peeking and pretended to look away or not notice. What else was he going to do, call him on it and make Min realize he'd also been looking or he wouldn't have even seen it?

Things are definitely different. Not necessarily in a bad way, but in a way that is impossible to ignore. ...Except Ryan has to ignore it, because Min isn't ready. It's the ultimate test of not pushing Min too hard too soon, and Ryan is pretty sure he's failing.

There's no other choice though. It's this or nothing, and he needs Min so badly.

He smiles back with practiced ease, and pats the seat next to him on the dock. He'll always take the company. His hair's still a little wet from earlier, so it hangs down a bit longer than usual, and he swishes his feet back and forth in the water.]

Thanks! It's like, the perfect spot and there's nobody here. Our own secret swimming hole!

[Ryan is trying to look Min in the face, but his gaze keeps flicking up to his hair. It looks so good down and it's pretty rare for him to walk around with it that way. Min's hair is always good of course, but there's something really handsome about it being down. Something unkempt about it in a very particular way that makes Ryan's cheeks go pink.

Fuck. He has to stop looking at it.]

Y-You, uh! You can really see the stars too!

[A perfect out - he can look directly up and not at Min-Gi's handsome hair or his handsome face. Nailed it.]