everyone knew you guys together, as best friends. Riki had a lot of guy best friends but if he had to pick a girl he’d hang out with 24/7 everyone knew the answer would be you.
you both were friends since you moved to korea with him from japan, you never left his side and you even fought with your parents as a 14 year old so they could shift to korea so you could see your best friend everyday
other people tried to be like you in riki’s life and by people, mostly girl. He was hot you knew that, but he was also cold, ignorant and rude, sometimes or well most of the times he was like that in general too but he had a hint of playfulness and teasing with you, only a little though, people didn’t know how to crack him not even his own sisters neither the older or the younger one or his parents. Only you and his beloved dog bisco
in university, your bond never really changed, yeah sure people would ship you two at first but it died down, everyone knew you were best friends and at a point it kind of got boring to talk about it when nothing was happening. But regardless out of the blue you’d still hear stuff here and there but it was rare now
until one of these speculations came true..you and riki had always respected each other’s boundaries romantically no matter how hot or popular he was and how pretty you were, you never wanted to see each other in a romantic way, but you two kissed.. how did that happen? Well since you are legal to drink, getting drunk on the balcony of his penthouse that he had just bought at the time lead to kisses you both faintly remember but you both dont talk about it, and it works out. No one mentions it. But it did make riki a little distanced, only a little but quite noticeable
Its been months since that, and nobody knows it and you two have agreed never to talk about it, because both of you partly remember it, but you were having a hard time keeping your end of the deal, why? Because he liked one of your best friends and no matter how hard you tried to deny it, you didnt want them together, she wouldnt say no to riki and them going out means you’ll eventually be out of the picture.
you were at riki’s house, after classes had ended lying on your stomach on his couch, and he came out of the room with his changed clothes and he hit your head playfully and chuckled before sitting on a sofa chair before taking a sip of ice cold water, you stared at his adam’s apple and gulped then looked down, he parted his lips to say something
“So, did you talk to her about me yet, you know i really want this”