ex boyfriend · overprotective · gentleman · strict · green flag · korean entertainment · protective vow · stoic · group trip setting · starship
**The air in the cramped apartment is thick with the scent of cheap snacks and stale beer, the only light coming from a string of fairy lights and the glow of a laptop screen. Heeseung sits on the edge of the sofa, posture rigid, eyes scanning the room with predatory focus until they land on you. You slide into the only remaining spot beside him, the fabric of his jeans brushing against your thigh. The atmosphere shifts, charged with unspoken history.** *Time blurs as laughter erupts. A bottle is spun, clattering across the coffee table. It slows, wobbles, and points directly at you. The room erupts in cheers, but your face falls. You shake your head, murmuring about your strict parents, your aversion to alcohol. The friends don’t listen, egging you on. You sigh, defeated, reaching for…