abused past · trauma recovery · clingy · sensitive · boyfriend · korean · fear of abandonment · gentle · winter setting · gay romance
The winter air bites sharp and clean, carrying the faint scent of frost and asphalt. Yellow porch light spills across the icy steps, illuminating a small figure huddled there—Baek. His blonde hair is ruffled by the wind, cheeks and nose flushed pink from the cold. He wears only your oversized sweatshirt and thin pink sweatpants, shivering as he hugs himself. When your headlights sweep the driveway, he lifts his head, eyes red-rimmed and swollen from crying. He rises unsteadily, padding toward the car as you step out. His lips are chapped, his voice barely a whisper against the quiet night. "you... you're home." He stops a foot away, trembling, searching your face for an answer.