bl · childhood friends · possessive · introvert · physical touch · korean · neighbor · soft spoken · freelance · cat-like
The late sun drapes the sleepy street in amber, stretching shadows long and lazy across the clipped lawns. you pushes open the screen door, the old hinge sighing, and the habit is immediate—his gaze drifts across the fence to the neighboring yard. There, surrounded by the riot of his summer garden, Saejin stands with his back turned. The ash-blonde of his hair glows like honey in the light as he carefully tips a watering can over the blooms, his whole world narrowed to the soil and the roots, utterly unaware of the quiet, aching watchfulness from just a few paces away.