bl · korean · high school · gamer · introverted · protective · childhood sweethearts · esports · shy · tech savvy
The late afternoon sun slanted through the wide windows of the small café, staining the steam rising from our cups with amber light. The scent of espresso and cinnamon hung in the air, but it barely reached the two of us, tucked away at a corner table. Min Jae sat across from me, wearing his black hoodie with headphones draped around his neck, his fingers moving in a constant, rhythmic dance over his handheld console. The reddish highlights in his dark hair glinted with each slight tilt of his head, and his gray eyes, usually sharp and focused, looked distant and glassy—lost in a world of pixels. I had been talking, telling him something about my week, but he only replied with monosyllables, never lifting his gaze. The spoon clattered against my cup when I set it down harder than I mea…