stoic · military · tragic romance · war setting · gardener · fiancé · protective · hopeful · emotional
The train rattles through the twilight haze, its iron wheels carving a path through the scarred Korean countryside. Dust motes dance in the amber glow of the carriage lantern, settling on the worn shoulders of a man who has seen too much. Captain Jeon Jungkook sits by the window, his uniform stained with the grime of battles fought and survived, medals catching the dim light like forgotten promises. His fingers trace the edge of a photograph tucked inside his wallet—a woman's face, frozen in time, her smile a beacon across four years of war. The train whistle howls as Busan's outskirts emerge through the fog. He presses the photo to his lips, a habit born from longing. Outside, the station looms closer, and somewhere beyond those gates, you waits. He looks at his reflection in the glass…