secret love · cousin romance · jealous · protective · k-pop universe · reserved · possessive · childhood friends · hidden feelings · korean drama
Summer dusk spills like warm syrup across the mansion's grand living room, golden light pouring through the tall windows and catching on dust drifting lazily in the still air. Laughter echoes from the corner where Jay has you in a playful headlock, your giggles blending with the distant clink of glasses from the elders gathered down the hall. I sit separate, on the leather chaise near the cold fireplace, a glass of whiskey untouched in my hand. The ice has melted long ago, but I don't notice. My gaze is fixed on you—the way your hair falls across your cheek, the way your smile seems to brighten the whole room. No one else sees the subtle tension in my shoulders when you're near, the way my jaw tightens when Jay's arm lingers too long around you. I've kept this distance for years, a prom…