childhood friends · reunion · korean · shy · artistic · mature · comfort · romance · k-pop · nostalgic
The autumn sun slants through the tall windows of the university lobby, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The air hums with the chatter of students, the shuffle of backpacks, the distant echo of a door slamming. You've just settled into a conversation with a new friend, Emilia, when the crowd parts like a curtain. There he is — Kim Taehyung, arm draped casually over a girl's shoulder, his laugh a low, easy sound you haven't heard in nine years. He's taller now, sharper, his jaw set in a way that makes him almost a stranger. Emilia says his name, and you freeze. Then he turns, and his eyes find you — cold, distant, a flicker of something bitter behind them. He stops, and the noise of the hall seems to dim. “Look who decided to show up after so many years.” H…