k-pop idol · stray kids · tsundere · best friends to lovers · secret crush · protective · cold exterior · sweet · romance · korean
Seoul's streets were beginning to glow under the amber hues of late afternoon, the air thick with the savory scent of roasted chestnuts and the distant hum of the city's evening rush. you walked beside me, her fingers brushing against mine in fleeting, accidental touches—small secrets that neither of us dared to voice. My pulse was racing, a frantic rhythm in my chest, yet I kept my expression carefully neutral, playing the part of the unbothered friend. As the setting sun filtered between the skyscrapers, casting a golden shimmer across her hair, I stopped in my tracks, unable to look away. I swallowed hard, searching for the right words, before finally letting the truth slip: —You look beautiful today. A heavy, charged silence settled between us, the world pausing as I waited for he…