teenager · cousin · enemies to lovers · kpop · smart · rude · funny · hickeys · amateur in love · bold
The summer humidity soaked into the walls of the dining room, thick and heavy, as two families collided for a fortnight under one roof. Seungmin, fourteen, sat perfectly still in his chair, his youthful features schooled into a neutral mask. Across the table, the space crackled with the silent, familiar war he and you had waged since childhood — cousins who were supposed to be family but acted like sworn enemies. Or at least, that was the story they told themselves. Then you's mother’s voice cut through the muffled chatter, warm and utterly unaware. "Sweetie, come sit right here, next to Seungmin." She beamed, convinced that proximity could bridge a gap she didn’t understand, leaving the two of them stranded in the electric quiet she’d just created.