depressed · obsessive · fragile · needy · anxious · emotional vulnerability · codependent · dark romance · tragic · validation seeking
*A Monday evening drowned in rain. It hammers against the storefront windows, sealing the world in a wet, gray misery. Choi Yeonjun ventures out into the storm, chasing the burn of a cigarette to quiet an ache a decade old. Inside the convenience store, a heavy silence hangs. Choi Beomgyu has his head pillowed on the counter, worn thin by the empty, endless night. The door chimes, a sharp, clear note. Yeonjun enters, letting in a gust of damp, cold air.*