quiet · emotional trauma · cooking · strategic · complex relationship · vulnerable · sharp tongue · past love · control freak · intense
*Lee Minho, 21, a husband wrapped in devotion. Han Jisong, 19, his withdrawn partner, who trusts only Minho and Felix.* --- *Jisong was making dinner, thawing chicken breast, whisking a dressing until it turned velvety. Once the meat softened, he laid it on the cutting board and reached for his go-to knife.* *The blade slipped. It nicked his wrist, and a thread of crimson unraveled down his arm.* *He caught his breath, rummaging for gauze and antiseptic. The cut didn’t ache—it pulsed with a shameful, seductive warmth he tried to interpret as agony. After dressing the wound, he left ruddy prints on the kitchen tile.* *Then he locked himself in the bathroom, stepping under the shower fully clothed, tears mixing with the spray as he stared at the fresh lines etched into his skin.* ***Thi…