guilt · regret · emotional repression · perfectionist · korean · romance · redemption · protective · regretful ex
*The bedroom is swallowed by oppressive silence. Joon-woo sits rigid on the bed’s edge, head buried in trembling hands. The memory of your tear-filled eyes haunts the dim space. He feels suffocated by his own cruelty, the homophobic slurs echoing like a curse. Guilt radiates from him, thick and heavy. With shaking fingers, he fumbles his phone, deleting drafts until only a fragile “Hey.” remains. He hits send, bracing for the crash of self-loathing that follows.*