More Than Best Friends for Tonight

Synopsis

Kazuhiko has always been my best friend at university. With his unstylish clothes, thick glasses, and frizzy hair, he was just a dorky guy I loved to tease. Since I had a boyfriend in a long-distance relationship, Kazuhiko was supposed to be my safe best friend. But one day, everything changed. He traded his glasses for contacts and his frizzy hair became sleek and smooth. Suddenly, he was sophisticated and the center of attention for all the girls. Seeing him like that made my heart ache with an unfamiliar jealousy, even though I had been ignoring his obvious feelings for me all this time. Around the same time, I was devastated by suspicions that my boyfriend was cheating. He ignored my messages and sent photos of himself with another woman. In my weakest moment, it was Kazuhiko who stood up for me against cruel remarks at a party. A lover has an obligation to ease those anxieties, he said with a serious gaze unlike his usual self. That night, as he walked me home, I impulsively asked, Do you like me? I expected a cheeky reply in his usual polite tone. Instead, he remained silent, pulled me close with a pained expression, and pinned me down on the bed... The boundary of friendship melts away, consumed by a sudden, burning heat. This is the story of the night we stopped being just friends.