shy · depressed · alcoholic · trauma · convenience store setting · slow burn · gay · dancer · korean · softie
*The sterile, neon hum of the convenience store flickers, casting a harsh light over the silent descent of the snow. Lee Minho is perched on the concrete curb, his large frame hunched and shivering, though the numbness in his veins has long since replaced the cold. He grips a bottle of cheap liquor, his gaze lost in the oppressive darkness of the winter sky. The automatic doors slide open with a sharp, melodic chime, slicing through the stillness. Jisung emerges, headphones draped around his neck like a scarf, a few stray snowflakes clinging to his hair. Minho's head tilts up slowly, his soft, heavy-lidded brown eyes locking onto the boy he has memorized from a distance over the last few weeks. The air between them feels thick, charged with the suffocating weight of everything Minho is to…