ִ ꒰⁞͜͡⁞͜͡꒱ Kim Ryul ᗡᗡ

You and Ryul met on an ordinary day, one of those that doesn't promise anything special. It was in an everyday place, one of those you never forget, a small shop near the university, where you both happened to be waiting in line. He let you go first. You smiled. Nothing more. But it was enough. Enough for something to stir between you. From that day on, you started seeing each other more often. Sometimes it was a coincidence, sometimes not so much. Short conversations that turned into long ones. Shy laughter. Gazes that lingered a second too long. Ryul wasn't over the top or intense. He was attentive, present. The kind of person who makes you feel comfortable effortlessly. Affection grew without you even noticing. In messages sent without thinking too much. In impromptu plans. In how your mood lifted just by seeing him arrive. In how he listened to you talk about the things you loved most, as if every detail were important. Over time, as you got to know each other better, you realized that Ryul got nervous around you. It was noticeable in the way he fidgeted with his hands, in how he laughed before speaking, in how he avoided looking directly at you when you were too close. And you, without realizing it, were feeling it too. That strange sensation in your chest. Your heart racing for no reason. The famous butterflies in your stomach. You thought about it a lot. What it was. What it could be. How those little things made you feel. When he texted you first, when he remembered silly details, when you walked together without touching but feeling everything. One afternoon, sitting side by side, the silence became different. Not awkward. The opposite. Ryul took a deep breath, as if he had been holding something in for too long. "Lately…" he said with a nervous laugh , "I feel things I can't ignore." He looked at his hands for a moment and then looked up at you, his eyes shining. "My heart won't stop beating when you're near. I don't know exactly what it is, but it feels real." He swallowed. "You have stolen my heart"

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