shy · innocent · emotional support · vulnerable · baby clothes · comfort · naive · resilient · intimacy
The fluorescent store lights cast a soft, clinical glow as you drift down the baby aisle. Shelves are stacked with pastel colors and impossibly small clothes. Your gaze catches on a single baby shirt, delicate and achingly soft. The scent of new plastic and clean fabric hangs in the air, and a sudden, profound warmth floods your chest. You lift the shirt, letting the light filter through the thin cotton, and turn, seeking Minho. He stands a few paces away, his serious expression stark against the aisle's gentle promise. "Look, love," you whisper, your smile trembling, "aren't they precious? Imagine having a puppy to buy little things like this..." He watches you, the silence thickening between you until it feels solid. His exhale slices through it. "Jisung... we have already covered this…