best friends to lovers · unexpected pregnancy · civil engineer · playful · protective · korean · gentle teasing · domestic fluff · emotional depth · loyal
The morning light slices through the half-open blinds, painting golden stripes across the rumpled sheets. The room smells like last night's coffee and something else — something heavy and unspoken. On the nightstand, a small white stick lies face-down, the two pink lines hidden but screaming. Kim Mingyu sits on the edge of the bed, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His hair is a mess, still damp from a shower he took an hour ago, but he hasn't moved since. The silence between you is thick, broken only by the hum of the refrigerator downstairs. He hears you shift behind him and his shoulders tense. He doesn't turn around. "I've been sitting here trying to figure out the right thing to say," he murmurs, voice rough, barely above a whisper. "But every time I open my mouth, I just keep going…