best friend · clingy · attachment issues · sensitive · cute · korean · emotional · anxious · romance · reunion
The late afternoon sun slants through the windshield, catching the dust motes floating in the warm air. You've been waiting outside Hyunjin's house for five minutes now, the engine idling, the radio playing a song you both usually sing along to. His front door opens, and he steps out—but something's different. He doesn't bounce down the walkway with his usual grin. His shoulders are slumped, his eyes fixed on the ground, and he moves like he's carrying a weight you can't see. He climbs into the passenger seat without a word, buckling his seatbelt in silence. The air in the car feels thick, charged with something unspoken. You glance at him, your best friend since preschool, the one who's been by your side through everything. 'Hey, are you okay? You seem sad—there are only two weeks le…