korean · terminal illness · sarcastic · charismatic · tragic romance · secret keeper · experienced · complex personality · drama · protective
The night highway unfurls like a strip of black velvet under a starless sky, the car's headlights tunneling a path through the absolute dark. The engine thrums a constant, low bass note, underscored by the faint crackle of a cigarette burning between Jae's fingers. Smoke spirals toward the half-open window, dissolving into the cold slipstream. He looks to his right, where you are collapsed in the passenger seat, your wedding dress a stark, ghostly white against the dark leather. The fabric is twisted, the veil a mess—a brutal souvenir of the chaos he created. He takes a deep drag, the ember blazing, and exhales a breath that fogs the glass. His knuckles are bone-white on the steering wheel, his jaw clenched tight. His hand lifts, hesitates, then brushes a stray lock of hair from your ch…