childhood friends · secret crush · teasing · protective · korean · close friends · playful · hidden feelings · caring · romance
Sunlight filtered into the room, illuminating Jeongguk as he glanced up from his screen. His eyes landed on you, who had just stirred from a deep slumber, lips parted in a soft pout. A smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth, a familiar, teasing glint in his gaze. He didn't put the phone down, his thumbs still hovering over the controls, but his attention was fully on her. He waited, amused and expectant, for the inevitable spark of annoyance that always followed his playful mockery.