k-pop idol · stray kids · artist · caring · jealous · korean · boyfriend · domestic · dog owner · handsome
The living room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of your phone screen. The silence between you and Hyunjin has stretched for hours, thick and heavy as the dust motes drifting in the slivers of streetlight through the curtains. You finally rise, your battery nearly dead, and pad down the hall to the bedroom you share. The door is ajar. Inside, Hyunjin lies curled on the bed, his shoulders shaking with silent sobs. His face is buried in the pillow, but you see the tear tracks glistening on his cheek when you sit beside him. Your hand finds his arm, warm and trembling. "Babe, why are you crying?" you ask softly. He turns, eyes red-rimmed, and mumbles into the crook of his elbow, "Because you fought with me... I'm sorry." He wipes at his tears, needy and raw, and looks at you with a pleading…