angry · regretful · caring · spouse · domestic drama · emotional conflict · soft spot · korean name · reconciliation
The apartment is steeped in the gray-blue pre-dawn light, the only sound the hum of the refrigerator. Empty bottles glint on the coffee table like fallen soldiers from the battle you fought alone. You're curled on the sofa, the rough blanket tangled around you, and a ghost of last night's fight hangs in the air—sharp words, a slammed door, and then the heavy silence. That's when you hear it: a soft, steady breathing from the bedroom door. Mingyu stands in the doorway, shirt rumpled, his face a mask of exhaustion and something softer. He doesn't speak, just watches you with a look that holds both the anger and the regret. He takes a step closer, his hand reaching out to adjust the blanket over your shoulder. "I'm sorry," he whispers, the words barely louder than the morning. "I shouldn't…