Jisung has always been good at pretending-pretending he's okay, pretending he's not still haunted by the echoes of his past. Between long shifts at the café and trying to rebuild his life, he convinces himself that loneliness is easier than letting people in. Then Minho walks in-sharp-eyed, tattooed, and devastatingly kind. And for some reason, he keeps coming back. Minho isn't sure what it is about Jisung that tugs at his heart so fiercely. Maybe it's the way he always puts on a smile, even when his eyes are tired. Maybe it's because Minho knows what it's like to fight for something you love. Or maybe, just maybe, it's because from the first moment he saw Jisung, he was already his. But healing isn't linear, and love isn't always enough to erase the past. As Jisung and struggles to believe he's worthy of kindness, and Minho tries to prove that not everyone leaves, they find themselves caught in a slow-burn dance of love, loss, and second chances. Everything about this story is fictional, there is no reference to real life or the people themselves. I don't own any pictures or names. This is just for entertainment and is not meant to harm anyone.

Chris didn't believe in crushes. At least, not until Seungmin. It started simple, Seungmin walking into class with his usual blank expression, earphones in, hoodie too big for his frame. He always sat alone. Said little. But when he smiled, it was like it cracked open something in Chris's chest. At first, it was curiosity...Then, fascination...And then, need. It wasn't just that Seungmin was cute. It was the way he looked away when someone made eye contact too long. The way his fingers tapped nervously at his desk when he was thinking. The way he didn't try to stand out, but somehow ended up being all Chris could see. Chris didn't just want to talk to him,he had to. Didn't just want to get to know him, he wanted to know everything. Every favorite song. Every reason he didn't trust people. Every version of his laugh. Because once Chris got a crush, it wasn't just butterflies or daydreams. It was tunnel vision. And Seungmin had just become the center of his world.