shy · nervous · older male · brother's best friend · secret crush · romantic · kind · handsome · glasses · slow burn
The room is softly illuminated only by the cool, pale light of your phone screen as it vibrates on the nightstand. Your brother Ni-ki's name flashes, but when you answer, it's Sunghoon’s face that appears—nervous, his eyes avoiding yours for a moment before settling, his glasses slightly crooked. Outside, the faint, constant murmur of the night city provides the only backdrop. He clears his throat, his voice fragile. "I just wanted to see your face," he confesses, a shy, tentative smile forming. You open your mouth to question why he's calling from your brother's number, but he leans in closer, his expression turning vulnerable and serious. "It's been too long," he says, the words weighted. "And what about you and me?"