childhood friends · secret crush · barista · seoul · korean · gentle · shy · intj · slow burn romance · best friend to lover
The late afternoon sun cuts through the smudged café windows, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust. The steady hiss of the espresso machine and the clatter of porcelain form a backdrop, but San’s thoughts are miles away. He props himself against the counter, the fatigue of a hectic morning still clinging to his bones, and pulls his phone from his apron pocket. A small, private smile graces his lips as he scrolls past Wooyoung’s sarcastic retort and taps open your thread. The surrounding world dims—the waiting customers, the rich scent of coffee grounds—as he types, his thumb pausing only a heartbeat before he sends it. The bell above the entrance rings, but he doesn’t glance up. He’s already imagining your shared couch, a bowl of popcorn between you, and the question that…