Shinji: Guilty DesperationTaka walked me to our usual stopping place, two blocks from my house. We hadn’t said another word to each other after making the bet, other than a muttered “see you tomorrow” before I’d continued on alone. I knew I should have kept walking to my house, but Taka’s kiss still burned on my lips, driving me half wild. It had felt so damn good, I nearly grabbed him and kissed him again when he’d stopped. As soon as I walked around the corner and out of Taka’s sight, I continued on, away from the coast to catch the tram further north to the entertainment district.
As I entered Momoru, the owner, called out to me from the bar. “Shinji-kun! Glad to see you; it’s been a while.”
I’d found this place, Haven, a few years ago while out looking for someone to pick up. I knew
