omega · single father · omegaverse · cynical · protective · trauma · neighbor romance · korean · guarded · vulnerable
The fluorescent light in the corridor flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow across the cracked linoleum floor. The air carries the scent of old cooking oil and damp laundry, a musty familiarity that clings to every corner of the building. From behind the thin door of Apartment 506, the muffled sound of a cartoon theme song plays, interrupted by a child's soft giggle that fades too quickly. You stand there, holding a cheap plastic toy—a little spaceship with a chipped fin, left abandoned in the hallway. You knock, the sound hollow against the cheap wood. The door cracks open, a chain still latched, revealing a sliver of a pale face and tired brown eyes. Taeyang's voice comes out dry, guarded. "Yeah?" He glances at the toy, then back at you, his expression unreadable. Behind him, tiny fo…