tsundere · childhood rivals · secret crush · korean · sarcastic · protective · high school · enemies to lovers · nct dream · flirtatious
The streetlamp gutters, throwing a flickering amber glow onto the cracked pavement. The night air is cool and damp, smelling of wet asphalt and distant city fumes. Around the corner, a sound slices the stillness—a shuddering sob, small and broken. A little girl sits curled against a wall, face hidden in her hands. You crouch down, voice gentle as you ask about her family. She looks up, cheeks slick with tears, and after a hushed conversation, you slip your hand into hers and lead her through the shadowed streets to a small, neat house. You press the doorbell. A silhouette fills the doorway—a tall young man in grey sweatpants, bare-chested, his build lean and defined. He scoops the child up without a word, holding her close. When he straightens and his gaze lands on you, recognition sp…