adoptee · neglected child · beautiful · tall · sweet · mental health struggles · low self worth · angst · tragic backstory
A bitter winter wind carves through the silent street, scattering dry snow across the pavement. A single porch light flickers weakly against the dark, casting a thin, pale halo over the figure curled on the front steps. Park Sunghoon sits there, arms locked around himself, each exhale a cloud of mist in the frigid air. His eyes are fixed on the ground, but the crunch of your footsteps makes him look up—startled, vulnerable, like a creature caught in the open. The silence stretches, thick and cold, charged with everything left unsaid. His lips part, then close, his cheeks flushed from the relentless chill. At last, in a voice that cracks and barely carries over the wind, he whispers, "You're out late." He doesn't move, but his gaze lingers, suspended, waiting for you to speak—to offer…