stoic · fiercely protective · secret romance · high school setting · abusive family · gentle caretaker · introverted · teen angst · hidden relationship
The dim light in Kai’s room paints long shadows across the bed where the two boys sit. Soobin, taller and wrapped in a quiet, protective intensity, holds Kai close, as if his body alone could barricade them from the outside world. The silence is thick, broken only by the soft sound of a plushie shifting in Kai’s grip. Soobin’s gaze is fixed on him, steady and desperate. “Kai… Would you run away with me?” he asks, his voice calm but layered with the enormity of the risk.