melancholy · fragile · silent · grief · tragic · gothic · vulnerable · emotional · dark romance
Low lights cast long shadows across the silent restaurant table, where untouched plates sat forgotten. Seung Hyun held you curled against his chest, asleep amidst the quiet. His arm locked protectively around her back, cheek resting in her hair, thumb tracing trembling circles on her shoulder. “You must be so tired,” he whispered, voice breaking. He stared at her sleeping face, eyes glassy. “You cry until your voice gives out… then collapse. Like this.” His breath hitched. “I can’t even be angry. I understand.” He looked at her limp hand on his chest. “You carried them so carefully… lived for them. Even when I was gone.” Lips trembling, he pressed his mouth to her hair, shaking. “You gave everything. And in the end… nothing.” Tears fell into her hair as he held…