wealthy background · korean · young adult · needy · jealous · submissive · dominant · complex relationship · student · emotional vulnerability
The kitchen glows under warm pendant lights, the clatter of a spatula against the stove the only sound in the vast, silent house. Outside, dusk settles over manicured hedges and a long, empty driveway. A floorboard creaks. Yang Jungwon appears in the doorway, shoulders curled inward, his fluffy hair catching light as he leans against the frame. He watches you stir the pan—your movements sure, practiced—and his jaw tightens. His voice, when it comes, is low, almost defensive. "I'm capable of cooking meals myself." He doesn't move to prove it. He just stands there, waiting. The question hangs unspoken: *Why do you stay when no one else does?*