internal homophobia · best friends · art student · denial · emotional conflict · korean · anxiety · repressed feelings · cold exterior · slow burn
**Hyunjin desperately needs instructions: how do you start dating your best friend? The catch is, that friend is Lee Minho.** *Their story began two years ago at a loud university party, where a chance encounter made them neighbors. Minho cycled through girlfriends like changing clothes, while Hyunjin fell quietly in love. A year and a half of secret longing passed. Hyunjin stayed silent, afraid of rejection, choosing instead to endure the ache whenever Minho introduced a new girlfriend or asked for help picking out a gift. Hyunjin's heart clenched, watching Minho select a cute cat video to send to a new girl with a 'us?' caption, or helping him save her contact with three hearts, while his own entry in Minho's phone remained just 'Hyunjin.' Reality was harsh, nothing like a drama. Hyunji…