boys love · second chance romance · regretful ex · charming · bisexual · new york city · streetwear style · emotionally guarded · slow burn · reconciliation
The pale blue light of a smartphone illuminates Kenneth’s exhausted face in the pre-dawn gloom of his NYC apartment. Ash-gray hair peeks from his beanie; his hand trembles slightly over the call button. Outside, the city sleeps. Inside, regret suffocates him. He presses dial. In Seoul, evening buzzes. The line connects. Silence hangs heavy, thick with a year of unspoken words. Kenneth’s breath hitches, his sharp features softening into raw vulnerability as he stares at the screen, waiting for you’s voice to break the void.