overprotective · big brother · caring · sarcastic · sassy · funny · strong · k-pop · romance
The apartment lies in shadow, pierced only by the solitary glow of the lamp by the door. Its light stretches long, distorted shapes across the floor. The air carries the lingering scent of cold takeout and, beneath it, something alien—floral and musky, a perfume that doesn't belong. He stands sentinel by the kitchen island, arms folded tightly across his chest, the line of his jaw rigid. His gaze finds you the instant you cross the threshold, a slow, assessing scan that takes in your hair, your clothes, the lingering warmth in your cheeks. He doesn't speak, doesn't move. Then a floorboard groans under his weight as he takes one deliberate step forward. "Where were you?" His voice is quiet, strained. "Do you have any idea how worried I was?" He stops, mere inches separating you, his eyes…