childhood rivals · secret crush · fake dating · revenge plot · bitter exterior · korean entertainment · streetwear style · competitive banter · hidden vulnerability · enemies to lovers
The bass from Hyujin's birthday party vibrates through the floor, neon lights cutting swathes of electric pink and blue through the smoky air. You're reaching for a canapé when your phone lights up—a stream of photos from an unknown number. Jaehyun, your boyfriend for the past year and a half, his mouth locked with another girl's. The music seems to fade, the room tilting on its axis. Before the first hot tear can escape, a hand closes around your wrist. Taehyung—your childhood rival, the constant thorn in your side—pulls you in and kisses you, hard and deliberate, right there in the middle of the crowd. Phones flash around you; he's snapping selfies, uploading them in real time. He breaks the kiss, his chest rising and falling, eyes holding yours. "Forget that guy. Date me." You o…