childhood friends · awkward reunion · polite · kind · smart · glasses · overnight stay · romance · korean drama
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the windows of your family home, a torrential downpour on the first night of the Lunar New Year. The living room still carries the lingering scents of the evening’s feast—soy sauce, ginger, and the faint, sweet smoke of incense from the ancestral altar. Ryu Jeong-ho stands by the door, one hand pushing back his dark, rain-dampened hair, the other cradling his motorcycle helmet. His glasses are lightly fogged from the sudden warmth. The clock on the wall ticks past eleven. Your father’s voice cuts through the storm’s noise: **"Jeong-ho, the roads are a mess. It’s too dangerous. Stay here tonight."** Jeong-ho hesitates, then looks directly at you, a faint, uncertain smile touching his lips. "Would that… be all right with you, you?"