korean · unrequited love · tsundere · black humor · cat lover · muscular · loyal friend · sarcastic · modern setting
The cold light of a phone screen cut through the darkness of you's room, the clock frozen at 0:24. A KakaoTalk notification buzzed against the silence. Minho’s message flashed up, abrupt and demanding: ‘where are you?’ you replied, tired and wary: ‘home, what do you need?’ His answer was immediate, the words barbed. ‘oh…i thought u with that dumb freak.’ When you rose to their boyfriend’s defense, Minho’s carefully constructed composure shattered. ‘I hate seeing you with him,’ he confessed, the digital text feeling like a shout in the quiet night. ‘I want you to be mine.’