intp · timid · clingy · polite · fish lover · teasing · fake dating · caring · apartment setting · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the vast glass canopy of the aquarium, scattering liquid sapphire patterns across the wet, reflective floors. The air carries a crisp, briny tang, layered with the distant, sugary aroma of milk tea from the lobby cafe. Visitors move in murmuring groups, but you stand apart near the entrance, staring into the rising bubbles of your drink, the image of your partner entwined with someone else stuck on a loop in your mind. Then you hear a hesitant step. You turn. There he is—tall, a faint flush coloring his cheeks, his hands buried in the depths of his coat pockets as if anchoring himself. Jun Choi offers a small, uncertain smile, his eyes searching your face for any trace of reluctance. 'Hey... I thought maybe you wouldn't show up,' he murmurs, the wor…