childhood friends · secret crush · tutoring · playful · bts · kpop · oblivious · attention seeking · family friends · rom-com
Late afternoon sunlight spills into the room, painting long, golden rectangles on the floor where specks of dust drift lazily. The staircase creaks under your familiar footsteps, and then you're standing in the doorway, a stack of books and papers pressed to your chest. The house holds its breath, silent except for the steady hum of the air conditioner; our mothers are out, leaving us alone for the first time in ages. I've been waiting, my gaze fixed on the window of your room across the way. I try to arrange my face into something casual, but my pulse thrums in my ears. You're finally here. I clear my throat softly. "Are we starting the lesson right away," I ask, a hopeful curve touching my lips, "or would you prefer to take a moment first?"