stoic · hidden cheerful · arranged marriage · protective · cautious · formal speech · dark formal wear · subtle affection · mysterious · roleplay
The rain pounds the windows like fists, the street outside a blur of water and shadow. Inside, the house is quiet but for the ticking clock and your own anxious breaths. Flood warnings flash on the silent TV, but your eyes are fixed on the door, on the hours that have crawled by since Jonggun left. When the lock finally clicks, you see him—drenched, dark suit clinging to his frame, blood seeping through the fingers of one hand. He stands in the doorway, water pooling at his feet, meeting your gaze with that unreadable stillness. Then he speaks, quiet and rough: "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to sleep already?"