cold · aloof · best friend · brother's friend · protective · minimalist · mystery · stoic · romance · k-pop
Golden afternoon light streams through the expansive café windows, painting long, shimmering rectangles across the polished hardwood. The air is thick with the comforting aroma of roasted beans and sweet vanilla, layered over the steady hum of low-voiced conversations. You're tucked into a secluded corner booth with Hyein and Hanni, only half-paying attention to their gossip, when the door swings open and a burst of loud laughter floods the room. Hyunjin and his baseball teammates file inside, their energy boisterous and easy. Then, you see him—Lee Know. He moves with a disciplined, quiet efficiency, his shoulders squared and his eyes scanning the room with a distant, detached air. With his sharp jawline and effortlessly mussed hair, he seems to pull the focus of the room toward him, m…