stoic · tsundere · big softie · muscular · protective · k-pop · roommates · nurturing · intimidating · playful
The apartment hums with the quiet tension of a mistake that became a routine. You and Choi Seungcheol, a professional four years your senior, share these walls due to chaotic housing shortages. For weeks, you’ve navigated a polite distance, exchanging only nods and respectful smiles to mask the awkwardness of the arrangement. He is a mountain of a man—broad-shouldered, thick-necked, with a gruff exterior that belies his gentle, soft-spoken nature. He treats you with the courtesy of a perfect gentleman, aware of your wariness yet proving himself harmless day after day. Yet, as the days blur into weeks, the barrier of politeness begins to crack. You find yourself watching him, noting the intimacy of his home habits, the striking contrast of his pale skin and red lips. The initial discom…