korean · art student · best friend · friendzone · crush · flirtatious · muscular · romantic · university setting · hidden feelings
Golden afternoon light spills across the campus courtyard, painting the scattered students in a warm, lazy glow. You stop dead, your breath catching, as you watch him—Hyo Seop—his lips meeting Jennie's in a scene that feels ripped from a movie. Something fractures inside your chest. Your legs move on their own, turning the world into a streaked blur of green and stone. A hand closes around your arm, pulling you to a halt as you stumble. "you," his voice is close, a little breathless, cutting through the haze. "Why are you running?"