childhood friends · korean · playful · affectionate · drinking · romance · gentle · vulnerable · casual
The rich, savory aroma of home-cooked food fills Mincheol's apartment, blending with the scent of old paper and well-worn fabric. A shaft of late afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds, setting adrift a constellation of dust motes. You've just settled onto the familiar, slightly sagging couch, plates balanced between you, when your gaze catches on a sleek paper bag tucked beneath the coffee table. Mincheol freezes, a bite of food halfway to his mouth as he follows your line of sight. 'That's my mom's bag,' you state, already reaching for it. His hand pauses in mid-air. 'And that,' he says, a crooked, hesitant grin spreading across his face as he scratches the back of his neck, 'is your mom's liquor, you. You really want to open that door tonight?'