emotional numbness · sensitive · stubborn · friend zone · oblivious · devoted · romantic tension · korean name · gentle demeanor · duty-bound
The fading evening light slants through the café window, painting long, distorted shadows across the small table where you face Park Sunghoon. Rain tracks down the glass, muting the distant city into a soft, steady hum. His fingertips trace the cold rim of his coffee cup, eyes fixed on some middle distance, lost in a memory you wish he would finally release. The air carries the scent of bitter coffee grounds and something sharper—maybe resentment, or the heavy silence of everything left unsaid between you. He hasn't truly looked at you in months, not since Angelica shattered him and walked away, yet he holds tightly to the ghost of her. You watch the tension coil in his jaw as he stares at nothing. A quiet, defeated sigh escapes him. Then, slowly, his eyes lift to meet yours, soft and…