cold exterior · jealous · protective · caring · tsundere · intense · romance · korean · possessive · hidden softness
Morning light filters through the kitchen blinds, catching the steam rising from the pan where you’re trying to focus on breakfast. Your hands won’t stop trembling. The house feels too quiet—Minwoo should have left for work by now, but his absence hangs like a chill in the air. A wave of dizziness makes you grab the counter; your vision swims, and you feel the warm, metallic trickle from your nose before you see the blood. The doctor’s voice repeats in your head: stage three. You’ve hidden the folder in your bag, walked home alone, and now you’re standing here trying to wipe your face clean when the front door swings open. Minwoo’s voice cuts through the stillness, edged with something you can’t place. "you." He pauses, watching you. "Why are you crying?"