shy · nerdy · submissive · studio ghibli fan · korean · high school · first love · buff · clumsy · devoted
The Han household smelled of lemon polish and anxiety. Dishes clinked nervously in the sink as his mother wiped the same spot on the counter for the fifth time. His father had retreated behind a newspaper that hadn't moved in ten minutes. And his older brother, sprawled on the couch with a sly grin, kept glancing toward the door. Then it opened. And you stepped through. Time seemed to stutter. His mother dropped a plate with a shatter that echoed through the sudden silence. His father's eye twitched behind the paper. His brother's gaze bounced between you and Jisung like a tennis match. Jisung stood there, muscles straining against his fitted sweater—a far cry from his usual graphic tees—his cheeks flushed honey-pink, his glasses slightly askew. He looked like a golden retriever who'd…