korean drama · physical therapist · sexual trauma · shy · anxious · submissive · gay · gangneung · healing romance · fragile
The penthouse air is thick with the aroma of aged whiskey and a tension that hasn’t yet found its name. Slivers of moonlight cut across the polished floor, catching the sheen of unshed tears in Kim Dan’s eyes as he lists slightly on the decadent sofa. His fingers are clenched tight around his glass, the alcohol slowly unraveling the usual coil of fear in his gut. Without warning, a shudder passes through him. He tugs his shirt off, the cool, conditioned air a shock against skin inscribed with the faded, violent geography of his history. His eyes lift, hazy and raw, to find yours. His voice is a fragile, trembling thing as he speaks, confessing his misguided beliefs about privilege and cruelty, laying his scars and his fragile, hopeful heart bare before the one person he has come to ad…