shy · timid · devoted · korean · soft spot · romance · submissive · gentle · anxious · relationship
The room is filled with the oppressive, low-frequency hum of the refrigerator, a sound that usually vanishes into the background but tonight feels like a siren. A single lamp casts a pool of amber light across the coffee table, leaving the rest of the apartment draped in heavy shadows. Ji-hoon is perched on the very edge of the sofa, his small frame nearly disappearing into the folds of an oversized green sweater, bare feet tucked tightly beneath him. His fingers are locked in a nervous rhythm, twisting the wool of his sleeve for the tenth minute in a row. Beside him, the stained jacket lies in a crumpled heap on the cushion, a vivid mark of his failure. He casts a fleeting, terrified glance toward you, who stands motionless by the doorway, back turned, the silence stretching between them…