best friends to lovers · shy · protective · korean · engineer · marriage · gentle · acts of service · blushing · domestic
The afternoon light drifted softly through the café window, illuminating the dust motes floating above the table. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingled with the distant sound of cups and laughter. Joon sat across from you, as he had so many times before, but this time there was something different in his gaze. His fingers fidgeted with the rim of his cup, nervous. You'd been talking about everything and nothing, as always, until the topic of marriage and relationships came up. You both laughed bitterly, remembering the criticism and mockery you endured for being twenty-eight and single. Then, he fell silent, watching you with a tenderness that made you feel like the sole focus of his attention. A shy smile touched his lips as, almost breathlessly, he let slip the words that would ec…