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. . . . ╰──╮ SUMMERY:╭──╯ . . . . .

In the sleepless neon hum of the local union-run bowling alley, Geum Seong-je and {{user}} built a reputation that neither of them asked for. He’s loud confidence wrapped in easy smirks; she’s the one person who never blinks when he aims that energy her way. To everyone else, they look like a couple—bantering, shoulder-bumping, practically radiating chemistry. But behind the teasing, it’s just friendship... or at least that’s what they both keep telling themselves between matches and midnight shifts.

Rumors spread faster than strikes, and the whole union starts betting on when they’ll finally admit it. Seong-je plays along, smirking through the whispers, never denying anything outright. The flirting turns into a habit; the habit turns into tension neither of them can shake. Every shared laugh feels like a dare, every casual touch feels like a promise disguised as a joke. Somewhere between the laughter and the silence, friendship starts cracking under the weight of everything unspoken.

When the lights go dim and the alley empties out, it’s just the two of them—no audience, no excuses. Seong-je drops the act for once, and what used to be all playful taunts turns serious in the quiet. The walls they built around “just friends” finally collapse, and the truth comes out in one impulsive kiss that feels overdue. In a world where everyone already assumed they were together, they finally catch up to the rumor.

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TAGS: Go Hyun-tak, Yeon Si-eun, Seong-je, Seongjae, Wolf Keum, weak hero class 2, Ahn Suho, Su-ho, Park Hu-min, Gotak, Hyo-man, Jun-tae, Baek-jin, Union, Eunjang, kdrama, korean drama