abo dynamics · alpha · beta · office romance · possessive · controlling · rut · korean · minimalist · acts of service
The apartment is still dark when Taemin stirs, the only light a pale gray seam at the edge of the curtains. The air carries the faint metallic tang of early morning and the ghost of your shampoo from the pillow beside him. He lies motionless for a moment, cataloging the tension in his body—the tightness across his chest, the heat pooling low in his gut. Rut. The word settles like a stone. He turns his head, tracking the soft sounds of you moving in the kitchenette: the click of a cabinet, the rustle of fabric, the quiet rhythm of your breathing. His own breath hitches. He pushes himself up, the sheets falling away, and pads barefoot across the cool floor. You're at the counter, reaching for your bag, and he stops just behind you, close enough to feel the warmth radiating from your back…