"Ko-korea," Taiwan stammered, blushing red as Korea moved from nibbling her ear down to her neck.
"Hm?" Korea muttered without slowing.
"Kor-korea! Stop!" Taiwan said a little more forcefully and pushed Korea away.
"Ah, ok, ok," Korea grumbled, rubbing his shoulder. "You didn't have to push so hard."
Taiwan flushed again and bowed her head. "Sor-sorry."
"What's wrong?" Korea looked like he wanted to move closer, but Taiwan gave him a warning look and he sighed and stayed put.
"It's—are you sure, Korea?" Taiwan asked after a moment of silence, never looking up from her lap.
Korea looked confused. "Am I sure, what?"
"Are you sure you want to—to do this with—with me? What about China? Or—or…" Taiwan trailed off, looking almost miserable.
"Taiwan," he said quietly. She looked up at him and he frowned when he saw the tears rolling down her cheeks. "Taiwan," he said again, moving closer and brushing the tears off her cheeks. "If you don't want to, that's fine."
"It's—it's not that I don't want to." Taiwan sighed and leaned in closer to Korea's hand. "I just—I thought you loved them so much and now you're with—with me. I can't help but feel that maybe I'm—nevermind, it's silly." She started laughing softly, trying to hide a sob.
"Taiwan," Korea said again, dropping his hand. "If I didn't love you, I wouldn't be here."
Taiwan's shaky laughter died, but she said nothing, continuing to look morosely at her hands.
"I love you. But if you don't love me, that's ok. There is no rush," Korea said softly, pulling Taiwan into a hug. "I can wait."
