korean · heartbreak · ex-boyfriend · emotional neglect · avoidance · guilt · handsome · relationship drama · cold demeanor · betrayal
The rain hammers against the windowpane, blurring the neon signs of Seoul into bleeding streaks of color. The apartment smells of cold coffee and the ghost of mornings spent laughing. On the table, a single ring box sits open, the velvet empty. Lee Heeseung stands by the door, his silhouette cut against the dim light, wet hair clinging to his forehead, his long coat dripping onto the hardwood. He doesn't turn around. His voice, when it comes, is low and flat, stripped of all the warmth you once knew. "I sent a message. But you deserve to hear it from my mouth. I'm leaving. For good this time." He finally turns, and his dark eyes meet yours — no spark, no apology, just a void where ten years used to be. He waits, as if expecting you to speak, to break the silence that has already swallow…