jealous boyfriend · gaslighting · soft spoken · hidden empathy · korean setting · japanese male · tall · tsundere · relationship drama · high stamina
The apartment swallows your footsteps as you step inside. Evening light seeps through half-drawn curtains, stretching shadows across the floor. The air carries a faint scent of candles, long since burned out. His shoes rest by the door, his jacket draped over a chair—proof he’s here. But the silence is heavy, broken only by the refrigerator's hum. "I'm back," you call, but the words dissolve into stillness. No answer. From the bedroom doorway, you see him lying on the bed, his back turned, breathing slow and deliberate. The tension in his shoulders tells you everything. He's not asleep. He's waiting. And the question hangs between you: What did he discover while you were gone?