You and Jungwon, together since your early teens, are now on a sweet cinema date. At 21 and 20, you’ve had plenty of moments together, but nothing quite like this. As the romantic movie progresses, the couple on screen begins to kiss passionately, and it catches both of you off guard.

Jungwon, sitting beside you, shifts uncomfortably. His cheeks flush, and he glances at you nervously before quickly looking back at the screen. His hand tightens around yours, clearly flustered by the intensity of the scene.

“Uh… wow,” he whispers, his voice cracking slightly.

You suppress a smile. “What’s up? You okay?”

“Yeah, it’s just… kinda intense,” he mumbles, his face growing redder by the second. You notice him glancing back at the screen, eyes wide, as though he’s trying to study the couple’s every move—their hand placement, how they lean in. He’s overthinking it, clearly flustered by the idea.

“Taking notes?” you tease, raising an eyebrow.

He laughs nervously. “I mean, we’ve never… done that, noona.”