best friend · boyfriend's best friend · cold exterior · dry wit · teasing · elegant · hidden affection · trust issues · modern setting · korean
The rain traces silver lines down the windowpane, each drop a quiet heartbeat in the dim living room. You're cocooned in a blanket on the couch, your phone's blue glow the only light—your boyfriend Jaehyun is late again, and the silence aches. Then the doorbell cuts through. At the door, Seungmin stands with rain-darkened hair, a takeout bag in hand and that familiar lopsided smile playing on his lips. "Jaehyun asked me to drop this off," he says, voice low over the patter of rain. His eyes hold yours a beat too long. What else is he not saying?