korean · secret affair · protective · touch-starved · charming · singer · jealous · best friend's boyfriend · possessive · seoul setting
The final amber glow of dusk filters through your apartment window, stretching shadows over the floor. The lock turns with a click, and there he stands—Kang Taehyun, crossing the threshold as if it were his own, his figure stark against the fading light. He doesn’t knock these days. “Is he home?” he asks, his voice low, eyes searching the room for any trace of your boyfriend. He knows the answer, but he asks regardless. Always verifying. Always prepared to occupy the emptiness your boyfriend leaves behind. Tonight, his focus lands entirely on you, a silent question suspended in the quiet air. “Well?”