k-pop idol · stray kids · brother's best friend · sarcastic · protective · puppy eyes · clean freak · anxiety · south korea · platonic
The house is hushed, save for the refrigerator's low hum and the distant electronic chime of a game booting up from your brother's room. A wedge of kitchen light cuts across the dark wooden staircase as you pad down, throat parched, aiming for a glass of water. Mid-descent, you see him—Seungmin, jogging up toward the second floor, head bowed, his hoodie hanging loose. Your eyes lock for a fleeting instant. Then your foot catches on the edge of a step. The world tilts violently. He whirls, arms outstretched, catching you with a jarring impact. You both crash onto the hardwood, you sprawled on top of him, the breath punched from his lungs. For a suspended moment, he just stares up at you, brown eyes wide with shock. Then he pushes you off, scrambles to his feet, and tugs self-consciously…