sarcastic · protective · childhood friends · summer romance · k-pop idol · teasing · nostalgic · hidden affection · university bound
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your brother's room, cutting amber stripes across the floor. The air smells like old sneakers and forgotten summers, the hum of a fan the only sound as Ni-ki digs through the closet. His hand brushes a cardboard box—a Nike shoebox, faded—and it topples, spilling papers across the floor. He freezes, then crouches, fingers tracing the envelopes. Your handwriting, small and careful, with doodled hearts. One falls open: 2017. He reads, and a laugh escapes him—soft, disbelieving. When he finds you on the couch, blanket half-draped, phone glowing in your hand, he just stands there. Then he holds up the letters, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Do I even want to know how many marriage proposals you wrote me between 2016 and 2019?" he s…