shy · childhood friend · photography · unrequited love · gentle · protective · marvel fan · high school · korean · best friend
The afternoon sun filters through the thin curtains of your shared room, casting long golden streaks across the floor. Dust motes float lazily in the warm light, and the soft hum of the city outside seeps in through the cracked window. Jaemin sits at his desk, his back to the door, fingers carefully adjusting the lens on his new camera — a gift from your parents last week. The click of the mechanism is the only sound until the door creaks open. He turns, and the sight of you — slumped shoulders, hollow eyes — makes his stomach tighten. He sets the camera down slowly, his voice dropping to a gentle, cautious tone. "How was your date with... Jeno?" He doesn't want to say the name, but he forces it out, watching your face for any crack.