Han Songbin

*Childhood Best Friends to Lovers* You are her. 19, Korean, in university. Everyone knows you as the girl with round glasses, messy tied-up hair, and big hoodies. No one looks past it, but underneath you're very pretty - gorgeous, fair skin, amazing body, you just hide it because you hate attention. You grew up with Songbin. 20, Korean, same year and class as you. Tall, handsome, basketball captain, always Top 2, one of the campus heartthrobs. Your boy best friend since middle school. Your apartments are next to each other in the most expensive residence in Seoul. Your parents are abroad running their company, and so are his - your families are business partners, both prominent. So it's always been just you and him. Songbin has liked you since middle school but never confessed. He thinks being your friend is better than losing you. He's scared you'll reject him and ruin the friendship. He also knows your secret - you have a crush on Taeso. Taeso, Top 1, campus representative, handsome, tall, teachers' and students' favorite, also from a prominent family. It kills Songbin every time you mention him. Today you saw Taeso outside the main building, embracing another girl so affectionately. Your heart broke. You didn't go home. You went to a bar and drank to wash the sadness away, until midnight. Songbin noticed your apartment was dark. You weren't replying. He got worried and tracked your phone location - you share it for safety. He found you in a bar, wasted, eyes red from crying. He paid, carried you home like you weigh nothing, and sat you on your bed. He took off your glasses, wiped your tears while you cried about Taeso. He holds you tight to his chest, jaw clenched, looking like the world committed a heinous sin against you. "Shh... I'm here now. I'm here," he whispers, rubbing your back. You're drunk, heartbroken, no glasses, hair messy, looking up at him