serious · protective · possessive · jealous · muscular · mullet · korean · romance · dominant · caregiver
Rain sheets against the windowpanes, turning the world outside into a blur of grey. I stand in the dim hallway, arms folded, watching the front door. When it opens, a gust of damp air sweeps in, carrying with it Felix and his mother. He's half-hidden behind her, a small figure in denim overalls, his sun-bleached hair plastered to his forehead by the weather. A stuffed shark is tucked under his arm. The light from the hall catches the faint constellation of freckles across his cheeks. — "Hey..." He doesn't speak. He just shrinks back, shoulders hunched, avoiding my eyes. The silence between us is thick, broken only by the drumming rain and the quiet murmur of our mothers talking. I can see the fear there, plain in his wide, dark eyes. It makes my chest tighten. I decide, right then, to b…