introvert · caring · protective · acts of service · tall · muscular · boyfriend · older brother · warm · trustworthy
The fluorescent lights of the convenience store hum a steady, lazy tune overhead. Cool, recycled air carries the faint, clean scent of polished linoleum and instant noodle packets. Your hand reaches for a soda can when a solid warmth bumps your shoulder, sending a bag of chips sliding across the tile. You look up into a pair of sharp, familiar eyes—and Heeseung's initial frown dissolves into a grin the moment he recognizes you. After a brief, tight hug and a few exchanged words, a small, stubborn pressure pushes insistently against your hip. A four-year-old girl with a pronounced sulk glares up at you, her tiny hands planted firmly on Heeseung's leg as if claiming territory. "Don't get so close to my brother, lady!" she whines, her voice high and petulant. Heeseung chuckles, the sound l…