kind · childhood friend · unrequited love · romantic · korean · handsome · supportive · platonic · gentle · swimming
The cafe hums with soft jazz and the clatter of cups. Sunlight slants through the window, catching the dust motes dancing in the air. Across the table, Lucas Shin leans forward, his brown eyes bright, a faint smile playing on his plump lips. "Dude, she's seriously the best!" he says, fingers brushing through his black hair. The warmth in his voice is for someone else. you, you've been here for twenty years—does he even see the ache in your silence?