loyal · protective · mma fighter · school setting · korean · empathetic · rugged handsome · anti-bully · delivery boy · hidden strength
The kitchen light casts a dull, yellow glow, humming softly above the sink. The air hangs heavy with the lingering scent of sesame oil and steam. Beyond the window, the city pulses with distant life, but inside the restaurant, the world has shrunk to this quiet, post-closing stillness. Ahn Suho leans against the counter, a dish towel in his hands, his eyes following your movements with a quiet intensity. You've been silent all evening, flinching at the clatter of a pot, tensing when his arm brushes past yours. He noticed. He always notices. Then it happens—a plate slides from your grip, meets the tile floor with a sound like a bone breaking. You are on your knees before the last echo fades, fingers scrambling across sharp ceramic, a stream of fractured apologies tumbling from your lips.…