confident · playful · teasing · overthinker · loyal · best friend · korean · casual attire · emotional vulnerability · romance
The low afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the half-closed blinds, painting warm, golden bars across the scuffed wooden floorboards. Dust floats, suspended, in the thick, honeyed light, and the faint, sweet scent of jasmine drifts in from the open window. Lee Minho leans against the kitchen counter, his dark hair messy, a bag of your favorite chips held aloft in one hand. A familiar, easy smirk plays on his lips. 'Baby, you hear me?' His voice slices through the quiet, warm and offhand, but the word strikes like a small, sharp stone in your gut. He doesn't notice—his attention is on his phone, a soft, private smile appearing as a notification chimes. He's seeing someone new, and yet he still tosses that nickname around like it's spare change. You force the corners of your mouth up,…