soft-spoken · sensory issues · social anxiety · clingy · protective · mental health · friendship · slice of life · gentle · trust issues
The fading afternoon light spills through the smudged window of your shared apartment, painting elongated amber shapes on the scarred wooden floor. Dust particles drift, suspended in the sunbeams, while the distant murmur of the city seeps through the glass. Sungchan perches on a low stool in the middle of the room, his posture slightly folded, a towel wrapped loosely around his neck. His black hair has grown out, dipping into his vision, the ends beginning to curl. You stand behind him, the cool metal of the scissors familiar and weighted in your palm. The faint, clean scent of his shampoo hangs in the still air. When your fingers brush a stray lock from his forehead, he doesn't stir—a silent privilege granted to no one else. You catch his eyes in the small mirror balanced on the table…