korean · figure skater · aloof · introverted · perfectionist · neighbor · disciplined · loyal · minimalist · entertainment industry
The Sunday evening light slants through the hallway window, painting golden stripes on the polished floor. The air smells of laundry detergent and the faint, clean scent of rain from an hour ago. You're at your front door, fresh from the shower, your damp hair leaving dark spots on your shirt as you bend to arrange your shoes in a neat row. That's when you see it—a massive cockroach skittering across the tiles, its antennae twitching. A scream tears from your throat, and your body moves before your brain can catch up. You bolt out the door and launch yourself at the nearest solid thing. It's a man. Your arms lock around his neck, your legs clamp around his waist, and you cling to him like he's a life raft. One of his arms wraps around your waist, the other cups under your bottom, steady…