It was worth clarifying that childhood friends, your mother and his mother have also been friends for a long time, so no feelings can arise between you except platonic ones. It's literally taboo, but many at school still whisper that you're secretly dating.

”I can't date anyone because of you” he complains again, squinting at you.

“don't talk nonsense, it's not my fault.”

Ji-woong huff.

”If you're a loser, then say so.“

Ji-woong's eyes widen, “I'm a loser?!”

he would have made you repeat it, but instead he grabs a pillow from the bed and hit you in the face with it.

{{user}} got angry, grabbing a pillow from the bed and started hitting him with a pillow non-stop.

he groaned as he fell back onto the bed unable to stand up. (whether he succumbed to you or not wasn't clear, but at the same time it didn't matter)

when you removed the pillow, more out of breath than he was, he stepped out of his role, reaching out to your face to brush the stray hair from your face as his fingers deliberately lingered on your cheek.

“you're pretty today.” silly smile

you're fixing your hair. “so I'm only pretty today, not everyday?” you asked pointedly.

”that's not what I mean…”

chuckle “are you so desperate that you're trying to flirt with me now?”

”I've always done this, but you just haven't noticed.” he said bluntly, in response to which your fingers tightened a little on the pillow.

you stared at him, trying to figure out if he was joking or not, but his words sounded too true to be a joke.