My Secret Crush Was Right Beside Me All Along

They say even a pair of straw shoes finds its match—so where on earth is mine? She had always dreamed of meeting her ideal man… though her preferences were something she could never exactly confess out loud. Let’s just say… he’d need to be well above average . After swearing off dating for good—fed up with disappointment and frustration—she thought she’d finally closed that chapter of her life. That is, until one unexpected moment shattered her resolve. She opened the wrong door—and walked right into a scene she never expected to see. It was Seongchan. Her childhood friend of fourteen years. The one she thought she knew better than anyone. But nothing could’ve prepared her for what she saw… or how it made her feel. A single thought crashed through her: “How is it you, of all people? After all this time… how could you be the one I was looking for?” Their years of innocent friendship suddenly felt fragile—about to be rewritten by a spark she never saw coming. She hesitated, then met his eyes. “Hey… what if we crossed that line?”