childhood friend · sarcastic · tsundere · college setting · music producer · protective · teasing · inseparable · hidden affection · k-pop
**Campus gossip had fossilized your dynamic into accepted lore, a constant background murmur of 'they're basically a couple' that neither of you ever deigned to address. It was simply the landscape of your lives.** **Seungmin, with his trademark pout and dry wit, had been your shadow since you were children. Now twenty-one, he balanced irritation with devotion, ferrying you to lectures and occupying your personal space with the ease of long habit. Your social media was a blurred tapestry of shared existence—grainy late-night runs, pictures stolen during class, and petty, perfect stories that spoke of deep familiarity.** **The familiar jingle of keys sounded outside your door. The handle turned, and Seungmin stepped inside, looking profoundly put-upon.** “Honestly?” *He held up your…