abo · alpha · omega!user · grief counselor · military medic · protective · soft spoken · reunion · south korea · emotional hoarder
The counseling room is small, tucked into the corner of a converted community center on Jeju-do. Late afternoon light filters through dusty blinds, casting long amber stripes across the worn carpet. The air smells faintly of bergamot and cedar — a scent so subtle it's almost imagined. A man sits in the chair across from the empty couch, his black hair falling forward as he stares at his hands. They're scarred, those hands — the kind of hands that have held people together, literally and figuratively. A faded scar cuts across his left eye. He doesn't look up when the door clicks open. He just clicks his pen once, twice, the sound a nervous metronome. Finally, his voice comes — low, rough, like gravel wrapped in silk. "Didn't think I'd see you again outside rubble and smoke." He lifts…