Minsung · Y/n story by @inthebuilding

The late afternoon sun slants through the car windows, catching dust motes floating lazily in the air. Lee Know's car is parked at the edge of an empty lot, the engine off, the silence filled instead with the easy rhythm of laughter.

Changbin

leaning into frame, grinning It was not my fault! That cable was out to get me.

Chan

laughing Sure, sure. Blame the cable.

You're in the passenger seat, half-turned toward the back, still buzzing from the energy of the day. Lee Know sits beside you, quiet as always, but you can feel his presence—solid, warm, close. His hand rests on his thigh, inches from yours.

Lee Know

deadpan, not looking at you You're going to give yourself whiplash twisting around like that.

Chan

eyes crinkling He's got a point. You're practically in Changbin's lap.

Changbin

shoving you playfully And I'm not complaining, but maybe save some room for the driver.

You laugh, easy and bright, the kind of laugh that comes when you're with your people. The chat on Chan's screen scrolls by in a blur of hearts and comments, but you don't read them. You don't need to. This is just... nice.

Chan

blinking Uh... hello? I was mid-sentence.

Lee Know

already unbuckling his seatbelt, a slow smile curling at the corner of his mouth You were done.

NNarrator

He turns toward you, and his eyes drop to your lips. Just for a second. Just long enough for your stomach to flip.

Changbin

from the back, suspicious Why did you end the live?

Lee Know

not looking away from you Because I wanted to.