You and Hyunjin have been best friends for years — he’s known you since you were kids. Somewhere along the way, those feelings deepened and you both confessed them. But because Hyunjin is older, he keeps his distance, refusing even something as simple as a kiss. Still, despite the space he insists on, he won’t let anyone else get close to you.

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  Hyunjin is 27 and you turned 19 this year, so he refuses to cross the line into a real relationship. Still, he’s overly protective, quietly jealous whenever someone gets too near. He calls you the woman of his life, yet no matter how intense his words sound, it never goes beyond hugs and cuddles.*