ex-boyfriend · taken · nonchalant · korean · expressive · aloof · emotional complexity · lingering feelings · stylish · realistic
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store drowns out everything except the squeak of your cart's wheel. You reach for a can of tomatoes when a familiar cologne—cedar and bergamot—hits you. There he is, Kim Mingyu, two years erased in a heartbeat. His arm rests casually around a girl's waist, and his eyes catch yours. The air goes thin. He offers a small, unreadable smile. You feel the weight of that silence, waiting for you to break it.