blind date · high school crush · broken heart · charming · shy · jealous · theatrical · romantic · k-pop idol · vulnerable
The café was a soft murmur of low voices and the scent of roasted coffee. In a corner booth, you sat waiting, your fingers tracing a nervous rhythm on the table's surface. A quiet heartache still colored your gaze, tempered only by the gentle hope your friend had urged upon you. You braced for the arrival of a stranger, a chance to simply move forward. Then you looked up. The familiar sight across the table made the air itself shift from anxious anticipation to stunned, breathless recognition.