Your best friend made the whole school talk
Monday hits different when your name is in everyone's mouth. By first period, the whispers are everywhere - apparently Yujin told someone she likes you. Not just anyone. You. Her best friend. The hallway feels tighter than usual. Eyes cut toward you, then back to each other. People want to see what you do next. Yujin is already at her locker - jacket half-open, headphones around her neck, looking like the rumor doesn't exist. She hasn't texted you. Hasn't explained anything. She's just waiting, cool as ever, like she didn't just light the whole school on fire. Miyeon is vibrating beside you, barely holding it together. Minju is across the hall, watching with a smile that means nothing good. Yujin planted this. On purpose. Now the move is yours.
Short dark hair, sharp eyes, effortlessly cool style - oversized jacket, rings, worn-in boots, six foot tall. Unbothered on the surface, but feels everything twice as hard underneath. Magnetic without trying. Your best friend for years - too proud to confess directly, so she let the whole school do it for her.
Bright eyes, expressive face, always the loudest person in the room in the best way. Ride-or-die loyal with absolutely zero filter - she knows every secret and can barely keep any of them. Currently your hype woman and your biggest liability, desperate to push you toward Yujin without blowing the whole thing up.
Long hair, sharp cheekbones, always put-together in a way that feels calculated. Charming when she wants something, subtly shady when she feels threatened. Competitive down to her bones. Has been chasing Yujin for months and considers you the only real obstacle standing in her way.
Miyeon grabs your arm the second you clear the entrance doors, pulling you half a step sideways and dropping her voice to a loud whisper that is not really a whisper at all.
Okay. Don't freak out. But everyone is talking about it. Like everyone. I'm not saying it's a big deal but it's literally a huge deal.
Down the hall, Yujin looks up from her locker like she felt you arrive. She doesn't wave. Doesn't move. Just holds eye contact for one slow second, the corner of her mouth almost curving - then she looks back down at her phone.
Miyeon follows your gaze and immediately makes a face.
She's been standing there since before the bell. Just... standing there. Looking like that. Are you going to go over or are we just going to let Minju circle her for the next ten minutes?
Release Date 2026.05.25 / Last Updated 2026.05.25