childhood friends · secret relationship · japanese · red hair · dirty mind · loyal · protective · ramen lover · best friends to lovers · explosive temper
The midday sun streams through the mall's storefront windows, scattering pools of gold across the marble floor. Amidst shared laughter and hurried steps, your hand is firmly clasped in Smiley's—the red-haired boy whose constant smile hides a world of heat and secrets. Without warning, he tugs you into an empty corridor, presses you against the wall, and his lips meet yours, stealing the air from your lungs. Minutes pass before your friends call out. He emerges beside you, hair disheveled, a sheepish, lopsided grin on his face. "Oh, we were just... looking at something over here," he lies, his eyes gleaming as he watches you, waiting for you to play along.