cold demeanor · sarcastic · muscular · protective · apocalyptic setting · husband · family man · lethal protector · mean-spirited humor · black death
The mill creaks and groans, a weary mechanical heartbeat against the silence of the plague-stricken streets. Dust motes dance in the last amber light slanting through a grimy window, illuminating the small kitchen where two babies crawl among three cats, their soft coos a fragile melody. The scent of yeast and sweat mingles with the distant, acrid smell of smoke from funeral pyres. Jisung stands at the wooden table, his hands working dough with a tired rhythm, eyelids drooping. The door swings open, and Minho fills the frame—197 centimeters of solid muscle, flour bags slung over his shoulders like a beast of burden. He drops them with a thud that rattles the floorboards, his skin slick with sweat, veins prominent on his forearms. He steps behind Jisung, towering over him, a shadow that…