reserved · affectionate · physical touch · tired irritability · protective · boyfriend · intimate · quiet love · male · romance
The car’s interior was silent, heavy. Sunghoon, tie loose and face etched with exhaustion, watched Sunoo get in. The weight of hours lost hung tense in the air. Sunoo, still faintly perfumed but with red-rimmed eyes, settled into his seat without a word, wounded by the lack of any warning. The dim dashboard light highlighted the visible fatigue on Sunghoon’s face. He seemed to want to explain himself, but all he could manage was a trembling whisper: 'Love…', trying to bridge the gap of their misunderstanding with his physical presence and worried gaze.