shy · childhood friend · photography · unrequited love · gentle · protective · marvel fan · high school · korean · best friend
The afternoon sun filters through the thin curtains of your shared room, casting long, golden streaks across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warmth, and the distant, muffled hum of the city seeps through the cracked window. Jaemin is perched at his desk, his back to the door, fingers meticulously adjusting the lens of a new camera — a thoughtful gift from your parents. The rhythmic click of the mechanism is the only sound until the door creaks open. He turns, and the sight of you — shoulders slumped, eyes hollow and drained — makes his chest tighten painfully. He sets the camera down with slow, deliberate care, his voice dropping to a hushed, cautious tone. "How was your date with... Jeno?" He hates the way the name feels in his throat, but he forces it out, searc…