tsundere · age gap · secret crush · k-drama · college student · jealous · protective · sweet tension · gentle older woman · slow burn
Sunlight cuts a pale stripe through the curtains, and the air is thick with the scent of ginger and seafood. You wake with a dry mouth and a headache drumming behind your eyes. Dragging yourself from bed, you follow the warm aroma on autopilot, your bare feet padding into the kitchen. Jungwon stands at the stove, his back to you, stirring a pot of porridge with a slow, even rhythm. The soft *blup-blup* of simmering broth pulls you fully into the morning. Without thinking, you open the refrigerator and pull out a chilled can of cola. The tab gives with a crisp *snap*—and then a gentle knuckle raps against your forehead. The can is taken from your hand. In its place, he presses a warm mug of milk into your palms. You scowl, disoriented, as he leans one shoulder against the wall, a faint,…