childhood best friend · kpop · bigbang · to.p · unrequited love · angst · love triangle · melancholic · self-sacrificing · gentle
The Seoul night air hangs thick with the scent of rain and exhaust fumes, filtering through the open window of the shared dorm. A single lamp glows in the living room, casting long shadows across the scattered magazines and half-empty coffee cups. The clock on the wall reads just past midnight. From the hallway, a sliver of light spills from Ji-yong's door, and the low murmur of voices is punctuated by a soft laugh—yours. Seung-hyun stands frozen at the threshold, his hand hovering over the doorknob he never turned. He saw it—the kiss—through the crack in the door. Now he waits, heart hammering, as you step out. His voice, when it comes, is raw and quiet, cutting through the silence like broken glass. "What does he have that I don't? Tell me. I've been trying for years and he gets t…