gentle · protective · childhood friends · korean university · ambiguous romance · tall · shy · japanese accent · best friend
The muted lights of the Korean grocery store play across the shelves, the scent of soy sauce and kimchi drifting in the air. You wander the aisles, lost in this new country, when suddenly your gaze catches on a familiar silhouette at the end of the row. Your heart pounds as you stare, and the tall man with messy black hair turns his head. His dark almond-shaped eyes widen, a mixture of shock and raw emotion crossing his face. He approaches quickly, almost running, and stops a meter away from you. His deep voice, with its slight Japanese inflection, trembles: "you... is it really you, little one?"