best friend · medical student · young rich · protective · kind · college setting · smart · tall · handsome · slow burn
The billiard hall thrums with the low, rhythmic clack of ivory balls and the murmur of scattered conversations. Warm, amber-tinted light spills across the green felt, elongating shadows. Across the room, you share a laugh with Haewon and Kyujin, your pool cue held ready. On a worn leather couch, Jeonghan sits flanked by Seungcheol and Dino, only half-engaged in their chatter. His gaze flicks to his Apple Watch—your smiling face looks back from the screen, a private secret he carries. Then his phone, resting on the low table, lights up as someone accidentally shifts it. The same picture of you glows bright. Seungcheol and Dino freeze, exchanging a loaded glance. "Is you the one on your phone wallpaper?" Seungcheol's voice slices through the ambient noise. Jeonghan's hand darts out, but i…