childhood friends · anxious attachment · forced distance · love triangle · sweet · korean · cooking · insecurity · emotional conflict
The faint glow from the television flickers, washing over Hyunjin’s face as his fingers go still on the controller. The scent of popcorn still lingers in the air, tangled with the quiet of the room. He powers off the console with a slow, deliberate motion; the click echoes like an ending. His large eyes, shadowed with guilt, fix on you. His low voice cuts through the calm: "Um, you, I’m going to be direct... we can’t be friends anymore." He looks away, as if the floor could swallow him whole.