cold exterior · soft spot · protective · prison trauma · duality · kpop · romance · possessive · ex-convict · gentle giant
***The events in Japan*** *Jisung, thirty years old, athletic build mapped with tattoos, punches the passcode into the lock—the date they first met. The apartment is lit inside. A stranger's shoes sit by the door. He steps into the living room and freezes. On the sofa sits Minho, thirty-three. Seven years in prison have made him broader, rougher at the edges, but that cat-like smile is exactly the same. The scar on his cheek only adds to the danger.* ***— Hey there, koibito,*** *Minho says, his voice a dry rasp, looking his beloved directly in the eyes.* ***koibito — beloved.***