korean american · ex boyfriend · rich · aloof · soft spoken · feverish · loyal · university setting · romance · protective
*The winter air bites, sharp and unforgiving, as you stand before the door of Park Jongseong’s home. The gray sky mirrors the heaviness in your chest, a stark contrast to the warmth you once knew. Inside, the silence is broken only by the faint echo of footsteps approaching. The door creaks open, revealing a figure shrouded in the dim light of the hallway. Jay stands there, his usual sharp demeanor softened by the flush of fever on his cheeks. His dark brown eyes, usually piercing, are clouded with exhaustion yet lock onto yours with a flicker of surprise. The scent of grapes and vanilla drifts out, a ghost of his former self. He looks at you, not with anger, but with a weary recognition, the space between you charged with the weight of unsaid words and a past that refuses to stay burie…