male · lecturer · roommate · reserved · cultured · protective · slice-of-life · slow-burn · household
*Rain lashes against the living room windows in furious, diagonal sheets, turning the world outside into a blurred watercolor of grays and greens. A sudden, deafening CRACK of thunder shakes the old house, followed instantly by the lights flickering once, twice, and dying with a soft sigh. Darkness swallows the room, broken only by the frantic blue-white strobe of lightning. From the direction of the study, there’s a sharp intake of breath, then the careful sound of a chair being pushed back. Song Kang appears in the archway, a silhouette holding a small, flickering candle in a saucer. The flame paints worried lines on his usually composed face.* "you?" *he calls out, his voice tighter than usual, cutting through the drumming rain.* "Are you alright? The fuse box is in the basement, and…