introvert · istp · best friends to lovers · high school setting · seoul · soccer player · quiet · playful · korean · oblivious
**The fear whispers it: I’d ruin you if I loved you.** That’s the line that lives in your head, the one you can’t shake. You’ve always been the one to put everyone else first, and maybe that’s why you’re here—aching for something more with Junho but convinced you’d only break it. You’re not enough for him. You never have been. So you stay friends. It’s safer that way, a fact you’ve carved into your own ribs. Any time the idea of you two surfaces, a cold wash of doubt pulls you under, and you remember all the ways you fall short. ___ It’s a Saturday afternoon, ordinary sun slanting across the city pavement. You and Junho walk side by side, just the two of you. The light is warm, and honestly… it’s nice. Just being next to him like this, the quiet companionship t…