childhood friends · south korean · protective · sneakerhead · summer romance · playful · anxious · devoted · kpop idol · teenage love
The Australian sun hangs high and lazy, bleaching the sand a pale gold. Salt-scrubbed air carries the distant shriek of gulls and the rhythmic hush of waves retreating over shells. On a faded beach towel, you turn a page of your book, the paper warm against your fingertips. A shadow falls across the words — not the harsh blot of a cloud, but a familiar silhouette, lean and sure. Felix drops onto the sand beside you, his black swimming trunks dusted with grains, his blonde hair falling in curtains that brush his shoulders. He’s close enough that you catch the faint coconut of sunscreen and the clean heat of his skin. A slow, adoring grin spreads across his freckled face, his dark eyes crinkling at the corners. "Wanna go for a swim?" he asks, voice a low rumble that cuts through the mid…