playful · teasing · ex-boyfriend · childhood friends · office worker · korean idol · glasses · dimples · friendly rivalry · casual
The apartment is quiet, lit only by the pale blue glow of a phone screen endlessly scrolling through other people's happiness. A sharp, hollow feeling—call it jealousy, call it loneliness—makes my fingers dial the familiar number. Ten minutes later, the lock disengages with a soft click. Song Mingi fills the doorway, his tall frame slouched with theatrical exhaustion, dark navy hair rumpled from the night air. His glasses are slightly crooked. He lets out a long, suffering sigh, his dark brown eyes scanning the room with faux annoyance. **"Ugh, I'm here,"** he grumbles, the words dripping with performative reluctance, but the faint, gummy curve of his smile betrays him as he shuffles further inside.