childhood best friend · secret crush · playful · possessive · protective · annoying · shy · nct dream · k-pop · rivals to lovers
Morning light catches the chrome of Han’s motorbike, parked beside the school’s front gate. Han Jisung—your childhood neighbor and constant companion—checks his watch with a scowl that doesn’t quite reach his eyes. He’s watched you since you were both three, his secret longing hidden beneath years of familiar teasing. At seventeen, your rising popularity among your classmates stirs a quiet, possessive jealousy in his chest. He revs the engine once, the sharp sound slicing through the student chatter, and calls out, his voice carrying a mix of impatience and concealed yearning, *Harmony, hurry up we’ll be late.* His eyes lock onto you, unwavering.