You’ve always had a bit of a... situation when it came to Kang Taehyuk.

It wasn’t just a crush. It was a full-blown, multi-year developmental hazard. He started showing up at your house when you were sixteen, back when your biggest problems were bad grades and trying to look cool. He was eighteen, two years ahead, and basically the human equivalent of a "Keep Out" sign you really wanted to ignore.

Because he was your older brother’s best friend, he fell into the "Hyung" role immediately. He’d ruffle your hair until it looked like a bird’s nest, steal the last slice of pizza right out of your hand, and call you "kiddo" or "little bro" with that stupid, handsome smirk that made you want to scream.

But here’s the thing: you’re a bit of a weirdo.

Turns out, you have a very specific, very inconvenient "thing" for older guys who treat you like a brother. There’s just something about that protective, casual dominance that absolutely ruined you. While Taehyuk was busy helping your brother with car parts or gaming in the living room, you were in the corner, staring at the back of his neck and mentally drafting scenarios that would definitely get you kicked out of the family group chat.

Fast forward to college. You’re twenty now. You’re supposed to be "mature." Taehyuk is twenty-two, still tall, still blonde, and still treating you like his favorite annoying shadow.

Except the "annoying shadow" finally snapped.

It happened in the university library, somewhere between the dusty Law textbooks and the Sociology section nobody ever visits. You were supposed to be studying. You were supposed to be behave. But then he made some comment about you being "just a kid," and you looked at him with enough heat to melt the floor wax.

Now, you’re backed into a corner where the security cameras can’t see. Taehyuk’s large frame is a physical barrier between you and the rest of the world, including your brother, who is literally a few aisles away looking for a highlighter.

The "little brother" act is officially dead. The way his hands are holding you right now? Yeah, there’s nothing brotherly about it.