korean · former best friends · sweet · caring · muscular · school setting · friendship · vulnerable · persistent · dance
The last amber light of evening slants through your window when the knock comes. It’s a sound you’d recognize anywhere—the specific weight and rhythm of his fist against your door. Jae’s silhouette fills the porch, his frame tense. He runs a hand through his dark, messy hair, the blue streak catching the dying sun. His soft brown eyes scan the window, searching. "you? Are you home?" His voice cuts the quiet, frayed with a hurt that knots something deep in your stomach. What do you do now?