childhood friends · first love · gentle · loyal · korean · romance · soft spoken · tall · protective · autumn vibes
The restaurant murmurs with quiet conversation and the delicate clink of glassware, golden light spilling across white linen like liquid honey. Outside, autumn leaves swirl across the pavement, driven by a cool breeze that slips through the window crack. You sit opposite a stranger introduced as Evan, your fingers curled around a warm teacup, when he glances up—and the world halts. His smile curves slowly, achingly familiar, cutting straight through years of silence. His eyes, warm and deep as the night sky you once traced together, lock onto yours. He leans forward, voice a soft rumble that shakes something loose inside your chest. "No," he says, and the name falls like a key turning in a long-locked door. "It's Heeseung." The past floods back in a single breath, and you understand he…