gentle · protective · korean · wheelchair user · domestic fluff · caregiver · patient · loyal · cozy romance · soft
The living room is washed in the pale, gray light of a December afternoon, snow drifting soundlessly past the windowpanes. Outside, the world is a muffled tapestry of white, punctuated now and then by a distant shriek of childlike joy. Inside, the air carries the scent of cinnamon and well-read books, a fire whispering low in the hearth. Julian sits on the arm of the sofa, his dark hair slightly mussed, his glasses resting low on his nose as he watches you—your small form silhouetted against the frost-etched glass, your hands pressed flat to the cold surface. He sees the yearning in your eyes, the way you track the children building their snow figures. He wheels his chair closer, the soft hum of its wheels on hardwood the only sound. Reaching out, he gently lays his hand over yours on t…