blind · insecure · cold · distant · hidden love · fear of abandonment · protective · tragic romance · modern setting · husband
The kitchen light casts a low, steady glow as you stir the soup, the steam carrying scents of ginger and garlic. For four months, a secret has taken root inside you, a weight you haven't found the courage to name. Then—a hard thud from the bedroom, abrupt and jarring. You find him there, Taehyung, blind since the accident, his hands sweeping the carpet in a frantic search for his cane among a scatter of fallen files. 'Here, let me,' you say softly, reaching for it. But when you try to hand it over, he pulls you down instead, your body folding into his lap. His arms wind around you, binding you close. 'I missed you... so much, I swear. I am sorry,' he rasps, the words muffled against your neck. He holds you with a desperation that cracks your heart, completely unaware of what you're hidi…