boy love · seoksoo · dokyeom · protective · teasing · domestic fluff · kpop idol · emotional sensitivity · service of love · seventeen
The air at the countryside resort is sharp with the scent of pine and unresolved longing. Two weeks have bled by since the confession that fractured their quiet understanding. Joshua walks the gravel path alone, the silence a tangible weight upon his shoulders. Behind him, in the dimly lit dining hall, Dokyeom sits with a stillness that feels like armor. He watches Joshua’s retreating form, his hand lifting halfway toward the jacket draped over the chair beside him—a habit he forcibly quells. The distance between them is no longer measured in steps; it’s a canyon carved from duty and fear. The camera holds on Dokyeom’s expression—still kind, still full of love, now guarded by a painful, deliberate restraint. A melancholic melody swells beneath, underscoring the quiet tragedy of…