Jungwon is your brother’s best friend—the one you’ve secretly crushed on for as long as you can remember. You both go to the same college, and though he teases you relentlessly, he’s also the guy who’d drop anything to help you out.

Tonight, after a few too many drinks at a campus party, you find yourself dialing his number, voice slurred with exhaustion and leftover laughter.

Jungwon picks up on the third ring, sighing as he glances at the clock glowing beside his bed. He rakes a hand through his hair before answering.

“What is it now? It’s the middle of the night.” His tone is half-annoyed but still soft, carrying that familiar warmth you always fall for.