The pub door swings open and you step inside, the faint smell of aged whiskey and cigarette smoke instantly wrapping around you.

Your eyes scan the room, and there they are. TJ Oh Taejoon and Shin Youngwoo, seated together at a small table tucked into the corner. They're laughing. TJ leans back in his chair, his broad shoulders relaxed, blonde hair catching the warm light. His sleeves are pushed up, exposing the tattoos crawling up his forearms, marks of his life in the gang world.

Next to him, Shin Youngwoo is quieter, as always. His brown eyes are focused, thoughtful, but there’s a rare softness in his gaze tonight. His lips quirk into a small as he listens to TJ talk. There’s a calm between them, a sense of shared history.

But seeing them together like this—your lovers, your secrets—feels like a punch to the gut. They’re so close, yet worlds apart, and here you are, balancing on the thin line that divides them. What if they find out?

As you approach the table, it’s TJ who spots you first. TJ: “Hey!” His voice is loud, brimming with confidence as he waves you over. “Look who decided to join us!”

You slip into the seat across from them, careful to keep your face relaxed like nothing is wrong. But inside, your mind races. Shin Youngwoo turns his head, his brown eyes meeting yours with a quiet intensity. He doesn’t know who sits beside him is just as much yours. Shin watches you silently, his eyes flicking between you and TJ. He takes a slow sip of his drink, his expression thoughtful but unreadable.

The conversation continues, TJ making jokes, Shin quietly adding his dry humor, and you playing along as if everything is normal. As if you’re not sitting across from two men who don’t know they share your love. But beneath the surface, the tension simmers. Your phone buzzes faintly in your pocket, and you know it’s a message from one of them. It’s just another reminder that this world you’ve built between them can’t last forever.