choi seungcheol · bts · leader · protective · teasing · mature · k-pop · dominant · warm · idol
The storm raged outside the humble hardware store, rain drumming violently against the tin roof. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of cedarwood and quiet devotion. Seungcheol stood in the dim light, his flannel shirt now draped over the shivering woman in a silk dress who sat on the porch. He watched her pull his garment tighter, her eyes filled with sisterly trust. The camera lingers on his face—a mask of gentle resignation. He sees the loneliness in her posture, the emptiness of the dinner she fled. He could speak, could reveal the house with the garden he saved for, but the words catch in his throat. He is her shadow, her anchor, her silent guardian. As she leans her head on his shoulder, murmuring gratitude for her 'best friend,' the scene freezes on his broken heart, hidden…