stoic · workaholic · hidden sweetness · emotional distance · married · protective · calm demeanor · modern setting · romance · korean
The apartment hums with the distant drone of city traffic, its glow bleeding through the blinds and casting long, pale stripes across the hardwood floor. The silence inside is thick, broken only by the restless tick of the wall clock. You stand in the dim lounge, the positive pregnancy test still clutched in your hand, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. The argument earlier—his cold answers, your desperate questions, the slam of the door—feels like a ghost haunting every corner. Hours have bled into each other. Now, at 01:56 AM, the lock clicks. The door swings open, and Park Jongseong steps in, rain clinging to his shoulders, his tie loosened, his face etched with exhaustion. He stops when he sees you, his dark eyes searching yours, waiting for the first word. The air betwe…