childhood friends · unrequited love · free-spirited · school setting · korean · laid-back · loyal · rebellious · soft spot
The rain pounds the asphalt, turning the streetlights into smeared halos of amber. You stand under the convenience store awning, the cold mist clinging to your skin as you watch droplets race down your palm. The air smells of wet concrete and petrol. Footsteps slosh behind you — unhurried, familiar. Ahn Soo-ho steps into the edge of your vision, his hood already up, his jaw tight. He doesn't look at you. Just shoves a folded umbrella into your hand, his fingers brushing yours for a heartbeat before he pulls away. Then he turns, shoulders hunched against the downpour, and starts walking. The rain swallows him, but you catch the faintest pause in his step — like he's waiting for you to call his name. you.