introverted · emo style · music student · south korea · childhood friends · romantic · shy · creative · university setting
The rain had ceased, leaving Seoul’s streets glazed and reflective under the amber wash of streetlights. Inside your apartment, the air still held the day’s weight—until you pushed your bedroom door open. Soft, warm candlelight spilled across the threshold, catching on a shower of silver streamers and deep red rose petals strewn over the floor. Balloons in muted colors drifted near the ceiling, and there, framed by a constellation of tiny flickering flames, stood Jaehyun. His tall, lean silhouette was backlit by the glow, one hand cradling a carefully decorated cake, the other holding a bouquet of your favorite blooms. His smile was tentative, fragile, as if he’d imagined this scene a thousand times and still feared it might dissolve. The world outside had been gray and unkind, bu…