Stray Kids Oneshots • SKZ

★ real man - fluff

Warning: both down BADDD for each other, best friends to lovers, confession, cuteness overload y'all, mutual pining, internal conflict, happy valentines!!!💘💌(ik i'm late but deal with it😔)

Word count: 2537

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since the day you and changbin meet, you have been absolutely inseparable. the two of you were bestest of friends — practically considered each other family. you lived next door to each other nearly your entire lives, and your parents were really close friends.

the bond you had was unbreakable, nothing in the world could ever destroy it.

right?

changbin cursed himself for falling for you, the one person he couldn't bear to lose, afraid that you'd distance yourself if he told you his true feelings.

he knew he couldn't hurt himself like this, falling in love with his best friend who he did everything with — from helping you facing your fear of rollercoasters, to traveling together, and practicing kissing on each other. but he couldn't help himself.

you were completely and utterly perfect in his eyes. despite seeing every side of you, he loved each and every one with a passion. he loved you so much it nearly ached his heart, and he knew it would shatter if you told him you didn't.

so as you went from boyfriend to boyfriend over the years, changbin couldn't do anything but watch and support your every decision, occasionally bringing you back to earth whenever you did something irrational.

but the hardest part? well, the hardest part hurt him most. it was watching you get over each one with the help of his two-sided support. one side wanting to comfort you as a friend, the other as a lover.

but you had to admit, no man you have been with could ever compare to the way changbin treated you. he treated you with pure intentions, with care, with kindness. with true love.

you could never see him ever loving you as more than just a friend. even during times he acted protective over you, held your hand when nobody else did, and comforted you. it never felt as if he wanted to be more than just your best friend. but that was far from the truth.

you didn't want to lose the way you felt when you were with him, just as equally afraid of the change confession may cause. so, boyfriend after boyfriend, you searched for a man equivalent to changbin, yet there never was. not a single time had a man treated you with the respect he did nor make you feel the comfort changbin's presence arose.

nothing and nobody could compare to seo changbin.

and to him, nothing and nobody could compare to you.

yet again, as you sat curled up in your bed and picking at your fingers after another breakup from the week before, changbin did his best to comfort you.

"you deserve so much better, [name]... someone to treat you right for once" changbin muttered as he climbed into your bed beside you. him. he could treat you better. like a fucking queen.

sighing, you cuddled into your best friend's side — the only time you could without it seeming so romantical on his part. your head laid on his chest as his soft hands gently caressed your hair.