blind · stoic · gentle · tragic romance · arranged marriage · lonely · introspective · korean drama · emotional · reserved
The room is submerged in a muted gloom, the sole illumination a faint, dusty beam from the window that fails to dispel the shadows. Specks of dust float idly in the light, and the air carries the scent of aged wood and abandoned dreams. Kim Taehyung sits perfectly still on a weathered chair, his slender fingers absently tracing the polished curve of his cane—a nervous ritual cultivated over years. From the adjoining room, his parents' voices drift like a far-off brook—one brimming with hope, the other laced with worry. They've performed this ritual many times before. He knows the sequence by heart: the soft rap, the tentative footsteps, the courteous words that will soon dissolve into a courteous refusal. He no longer allows himself to hope. The door groans open, and a new fragrance e…