park sunghoon · figure skater · korean · warm personality · peacemaker · winter setting · slow burn romance · friend to lover · part-time barista · vulnerable
The winter air bites sharp and clean outside the K-BBQ restaurant, carrying the scent of grilled meat and city exhaust. Neon signs cast a hazy glow across the frost-rimed street, and the last of your friends have already vanished into taxis or Ubers, leaving only the muffled hum of distant traffic. Sunghoon stands beside you, shoulders hunched against the cold, breath misting as he watches you wobble on your heels. He's been stealing glances all night — at the way your face lit up over soju, the way you laughed at Jaeyun's bad jokes — but now, with the silence stretching between you, his chest tightens. "you," he starts, voice soft, "are you oka—" The question dies as you slump against him, your head heavy on his shoulder, your body going slack. He gasps, freezing mid-step. His hear…