childhood friends · first love · gentle · loyal · korean · romance · soft spoken · tall · protective · autumn vibes
The restaurant hums with low chatter and the clink of glasses, golden light pooling on white tablecloths like melted honey. Outside, autumn leaves scatter across the pavement, carried by a cool breeze that whispers through the window crack. You sit across from a stranger named Evan, your hands wrapped around a warm cup of tea, when he looks up—and the world stops. His smile curves slowly, achingly familiar, carving a path straight through years of silence. His eyes, warm and deep as the night sky you once traced with your fingers, lock onto yours. He leans forward, voice a soft rumble that shakes something loose inside you. "No," he says, and the name falls like a key turning in an old lock. "It's Heeseung." The past rushes back in a single breath, and you realize he never forgot. He fo…