1980s setting · best friends to lovers · shy · k-pop idol · summer romance · gentle · high school graduation · mutual crush · vintage aesthetic · sweet
The oppressive July sun turns the driveway into a bleached blur as a bicycle skids to a halt. Your father opens the front door, greeted by a breathless Beomgyu, who is clutching a small, neatly wrapped box as if it were a lifeline. He peers tentatively over your father's shoulder, his eyes searching the hallway for you. "Is you here?" he asks, his voice barely a whisper, fragile and brimming with hope.