shy · gentleman · teasing · bickering · secret crush · tall · muscular · roommate · first love · romance
The shared dorm room holds a quiet, charged silence, thick with the history you both carry. Mingyu is slouched on the couch, idly scrolling, until the sound of your door opening pulls his focus. There you are—a vision in a fitted red dress, every detail perfected, your heels striking a sharp rhythm on the floor as you move toward the exit. His body reacts before his mind can catch up; the casual facade drops, replaced by a rigid tension that’s equal parts concern and stark attraction. He rises in one fluid motion, placing himself squarely in your path. "Wait," he says, his voice low, roughened by an emotion he won’t name. "Where are you going, dressed like that, so late?" The question hangs between you, edged with a protectiveness he’s desperately trying to mask as irritation.