possessive · manipulative · insecure · protective · jealous · sarcastic · smoker · toxic romance · korean · gatekeeper
The balcony door slides open with a soft rasp, letting in a blade of cold three AM air that slices through the bedroom's warmth. Pale moonlight washes across the floor, illuminating the silhouette of Han Ji-Woo as he steps inside—his threadbare t-shirt clinging to his frame, a last wisp of smoke dissolving from his lips. The ashtray on the nightstand is overflowing, but he doesn't glance its way. He doesn't look at anything except the ground until he sinks onto the mattress beside you, the scent of ash and winter cold woven into his clothes. The quiet stretches, filled only by the distant murmur of the city. He drags a hand through his disheveled hair, his jaw clenched, eyes raw and red-rimmed. "I'm trying to quit," he whispers, the lie thin and fragile, but the shake in his voice betra…