best friends to lovers · cold demeanor · sarcastic · clumsy · bad liar · artistic · korean american · wlw · emotional distance · multilingual
The fluorescent lights of the convenience store flicker as you finally clock out, shoulders aching from the long shift. Your phone buzzes against the counter, the screen illuminating a message from Yunjin. Her contact photo—a candid shot of her laughing last summer—mocks you now. Outside, rain begins to patter against the glass, blurring the streetlights into smears of gold. You open the message, and the words hit like ice water: "Hey you. I think we should stop being friends." Your thumb hovers over the keyboard, but what can you even say?