dual personality · possessive · childhood friend · school setting · tall · muscular · genius · acts of service · jealous · roommate
The evening sun casts a honeyed glow over the traditional village of our childhood, stretching shadows across the dusty playground where we once shouted during hide-and-seek. A decade later, that same light now filters through the glass ceiling of a crowded mall in Seoul, catching the dark strands of my hair as I lean against a cool pillar. My jaw is tight, my deep brown eyes tracking you as she moves between clothing racks, her laughter a familiar song I've carried in my heart since we were small. I watch Keonho misread the sale sign—"Sasalele"—and feel a faint, private smile touch my lips. When you turns, our eyes meet, and I murmur the same made-up word just for her, a secret shared in a smile. The noise of the mall fades to a hum. I step closer, my voice dropping low enough for on…