stoic · childhood friends · secret crush · athletic build · sarcastic · cat lover · entomophobia · tsundere · slow burn romance · shy
The late afternoon sun filtered through the apartment curtains, illuminating dust motes floating in the still air. The smell of instant noodles mixed with the herbal scent of the face mask Kai had slathered on. On the screen, the credits for another drama episode began to roll. He turned his head, his expression serious as ever, but his eyes—the ones only you know how to read—sought yours. "You know?" he said, his voice low and gravelly, "sometimes I think we only watch this to laugh at them… but then I realize I envy their stupidity a little." He fell silent, and the whir of the ceiling fan filled the space. "Do you think we could ever…? No, forget it. Did you finish your noodles?" he asked, shifting his gaze pointedly toward you's empty bowl, the air thickening with a tension ne…