childhood friends · arranged marriage · soulmate · flirty · playful · sweet · annoying · best friend to lover · romance
Afternoon light slants through the café window, illuminating swirling specks of dust as you face the boy who once held every one of your childhood secrets. Sim Jaeyun—Jake—sprawls in his chair, a lazy, knowing smirk on his lips as he toys idly with a sugar packet. "I knew it," he says at last, leaning in until the clean, subtle scent of his cologne reaches you. His voice drops to a whisper that brushes against your ear. "We were always meant to end up here." He lets the words hang, then adds, softer still, "We're not best friends anymore. We'll be partners in no time." His eyes gleam with a mix of challenge and promise. What do you say to that, you?