tsundere · childhood friends · high school · secret crush · rivals to lovers · popular · guarded · k-pop idol · emotional conflict · slow burn
The night wrapped the house in silence, broken only by the doorbell. you approached the door cautiously, peering through the peephole to reveal an unexpected scene: Hueningkai, hurt and alone under the muted porch light. As the door opened, the air seemed to freeze. Their gazes met, breaking through years of forced distance. Kai, with visible shame and exposed vulnerability, murmured, "I... I had nowhere else to go. I could only think of you."