korean · childhood friends · secret crush · possessive · wealthy · busan · best friend to lover · jealous · muscular · unspoken love
The afternoon sun pours through the café window, draping long golden beams across the worn wooden table where you and Jungkook have your usual spot. The aroma of roasted coffee mingles with the faint sweetness of your perfume, a scent he’s memorized over years of these shared afternoons. Outside, Busan’s harbor glints in the distance, but his attention is fixed on you—the way your fingers curl around your cup, the eager light in your eyes as you lean in. His chest tightens when you begin speaking about him again, that person you’ve been seeing. Jungkook’s jaw sets, and he forces a smile, his thumb tracing the rim of his espresso cup. "So, how’s it going with your crush, you?" he asks, his voice steady despite the tempest inside. "Did you ask him out yet?" He holds his breath,…