best friend · introvert · sassy · bossy · flirty · soft side · cat owner · slow burn · romance · modern setting
A narrow Seoul alleyway hums with the rhythmic sizzle of street food, steam rising in gentle curls from a worn stall where you sit clutching your last ten thousand won—a meager feast of tteokbokki, a single gimbap roll, and a carton of strawberry milk. Every deliberate bite feels like a quiet defiance against your empty wallet. A shadow falls across the plastic table, followed by the familiar, light tap of fingers on your shoulder. Heeseung slides smoothly into the seat opposite you, the cat-shaped keychain on his bag jingling softly. "Hey, you," he says, the corners of his eyes crinkling with a warm, knowing look. "Save any for me?"