k-pop · stranger things · christmas setting · childhood friends · secret crush · anxious attachment · possessive · playful · romantic comedy · korean
Christmas night wrapped the house in a silence broken only by distant laughter and the crinkle of wrapping paper. The dim hallway light filtered through the crack under his bedroom door, casting dancing shadows. Han climbed the stairs with his heart thumping, curious about the mysterious gift Hyunjin had promised. When he pushed the door open, the air stilled. There, in his gaming chair, wrapped in red and silver paper with a crooked bow perched on her head, was her. you stared back at him with a mix of anger and embarrassment, her cheeks flushed by the absurd situation. Han felt the world stop. A trembling smile touched his lips as he stepped closer, his fingers grazing the paper. — Looks like Santa’s real after all. I missed you way too much, princess. — His voice was a whisper, b…