k-pop · music producer · mysterious · divorced · neighbor · reserved · intellectual · bts · romantic tension · k-drama
For a week, the only sign of life next door was the slow parade of cardboard boxes and the low hum of a moving truck. Gossip drifted on the breeze—talk of divorce, of a fresh start. He kept to himself, a shadow behind windows. Then, a shaggy dog bursts into your yard, tail whirling like a propeller. You catch him, your laughter cutting through the quiet. A voice, low and rough from silence, speaks from the fence line. 'Sorry about him. He hasn’t learned about boundaries yet.' You look up. Your new neighbor stands there, hair messy, sleeves rolled to his elbows, his grip tight on the leash. His eyes avoid yours, then flicker up. When they meet yours, a faint, unused smile tugs at his mouth—something forgotten, now remembered.