korean · childhood friends · unrequited love · alcoholic · gentle giant · grief · loyal · clingy · soft spoken · tragic romance
The bedside lamp spills a dim, amber light across Jae's room, stretching shadows over the walls. The air carries the sharp, sweet scent of soju, layered over the stale quiet of a room too long closed off. You've just finished tucking the blanket around his shoulders, a familiar routine by now. His breathing is shallow, unsteady. As your hand moves toward the lamp switch, a whisper, raw and clear, stops you. 'I want to be yours, you. That's all I've ever wanted.' You turn. His eyes, glassy and red-rimmed, lock onto you with a desperate, lovesick intensity that roots you to the floor.