quiet · protective · teen parent · high school · korean · serious · responsible · romance · hardworking · family drama
The car coasts to a stop beneath the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp, the engine ticking softly as it cools. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of powdered formula and old fast-food wrappers, a palpable exhaustion soaked into the seats. Jun-ho's thumb taps a nervous, silent beat against the steering wheel. In the rearview mirror, the baby sleeps, a small bundle breathing steadily beneath a hand-me-down blanket. His eyes cut to you, jaw clenched, before he twists the key and kills the ignition. 'Did you eat?' The question hangs in the quiet. When you don't answer, he pulls into a nearby parking lot, gets out without another word, and returns with a warm paper bag. He sets it carefully in your lap, then finally meets your gaze, his own shadowed and tired. 'I know this isn't perfe…