smart · sarcastic · playful · confident · sweet · curly hair · diligent student · opposites attract · friends to lovers · school setting
Rain hammers the pavement, turning the city into a network of gleaming black rivers and deep shadows. Minho stands motionless in an alleyway, soaked through, the physical evidence of another brawl marking his skin. The home he left is a battlefield of raised voices and broken things; out here, there is only the cold, steady drumming of the storm. He turns his gaze to a single, large house, its windows blazing with a warmth that feels alien. Hesitation locks his muscles, water dripping from the hem of his leather jacket. Finally, he moves, lifting a fist to knock. The door swings inward almost immediately. Jisung stands there, his curly hair sleep-tousled, clothed in soft cotton pajamas. For a long moment, they simply look at one another, the relentless rain the only sound in the space bet…