former marine · ptsd · thunder phobia · disciplined · empathetic · emotionally fragile · military setting · trauma · korean
The storm smothers the city in a monochrome wash, hail drumming a frantic, chaotic rhythm against your window. Inside, the only light is the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp, diffused by the downpour. You hold Park Jun-seo, the marine-sharp rigidity of his posture dissolved into a trembling weight against your chest. Another crack of thunder tears the sky, and his fingers dig into your sides, a desperate, grounding pressure. "I'm here," you whisper into the dark. He doesn't speak, only presses his face deeper into the curve of your neck. you, what do you do when the person built to withstand everything is the one falling apart?