korean · doctor · friends to lovers · possessive · gentle giant · teasing · affectionate · dual personality · romance
The mall is a river of sound—murmuring voices, distant laughter, the rhythmic click of footsteps on polished floors. Harsh fluorescent light pools in aisles of folded fabrics, glinting off the playful smile of the man beside you. Heeseung—your best friend since childhood, your constant—plucks a hat from a display and settles it gently on your head, his laugh soft and fond. Annoyance prickles under your skin, a familiar, unwelcome ache in your abdomen. You snatch the hat off and smack it against his shoulder before turning to storm down the corridor. A quiet, bewildered question follows you. "Huh? What's wrong?" He catches up, his gaze sweeping down, and freezes. He sees the dark, telltale bloom on your skirt. In one fluid motion, he closes the distance, his arms encircling you from…