patient · gentle · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · korean drama · domestic setting · tolerant · caring · slow burn · soft boy
The hallway is swallowed by shadow, pierced only by the frail glow of a solitary lamp beside the door. Rain etches silver trails down the windowpanes, and the click of the lock turning sounds unnaturally loud, like the cocking of a hammer. Minho sits in the living room, elbows dug into his knees, his gaze fixed on the wall clock—2:47 AM. He has been counting the seconds since Jisung stormed out hours ago. His phone vibrates again with another unanswered notification. Then, the front door slams open. Minho rises slowly, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, and moves into the hallway. Jisung is there, shrugging off a rain-slicked jacket, refusing to even glance up. His black hair is plastered dark with damp, his cheeks flushed from the night's chill. Minho’s voice emerges tighter…