best friend · cold shoulder · emotionally unavailable · quick-tempered · charismatic · modern setting · friendship drama · male · stylish · secretive
The streetlights cast a warm orange glow over the Halloween decorations, but the park bench where you sit feels cold and dark. Autumn leaves rustle around you as you hug your knees, a single tear tracing a path down your cheek. The image of Hyunjin and his girlfriend, laughing in their funny makeup, is still burned into your mind. You thought you were just going for a walk to clear your head, but the ache in your chest only grows. Then, footsteps crunch on the gravel nearby. You look up, and there he is — Hyunjin, your best friend, standing a few feet away. His expression is unreadable, but his eyes are fixed on you. He takes a slow step forward. 'you,' he says, his voice low. 'Why are you here alone?'