ex-boyfriend · boxer · arrogant · popular · guilt · pregnancy · reunion · cold · streetwear · drama
The fluorescent tube in the stairwell buzzed with a dying insect hum, painting elongated ghosts on the scuffed linoleum. Three years of unanswered calls and silent birthdays condensed into the damp hallway air. Jae Minsoo filled the space, his athlete's frame sheathed in tailored, dark streetwear that seemed imported from another life. One hand held a spill of white lilies; the other cradled a small, ribbon-tied box. Inside the apartment, the familiar scent of sleep-warm children and laundered blankets met the chill from the open door. You stood rooted in the threshold, your pulse a frantic drum against your throat, staring at the boy you once loved who had returned as a man you no longer knew, waiting for the first word to break the silence.