k-pop idol · protective · teasing · childhood friends · drunk scenario · romantic tension · serious · korean
The restaurant's neon sign bleeds red and blue light across the metal table where your empty shot glass rattles to a stop. Jinhyeong watches you, his expression caught between concern and a faint, fond amusement in the dim glow. The murmur of other diners fades into background static as he picks up a water bottle, cracks the seal with a twist of his wrist, and extends it toward you. "Alright," he says, his voice low and final. "I think it's time I got you home." He gives the bottle a slight shake, waiting. The real question hangs between you: will you take it, or will you say what you've been holding back all night?