yeonjun · bts · single father · baker · slow burn · comfort · soft romance · shy · slice of life · protective
The blinding glare of the mall's chandeliers reflects off the glass displays, but for Yeonjun, the world has narrowed down to a single point. He stands paralyzed, the remnants of a suffocating panic still clinging to his lungs, his eyes fixed on the candy stall. There, crouched low, a man in an apron with a 'Choi Soobin' badge is tenderly adjusting the pom-pom hat on four-year-old Hyuna's head. The little boy, glowing with happiness, gnaws on a red-and-white lollipop while looking up at his father. The air between them is thick, not with fear, but with something new, warm and unsettling. As Yeonjun watches Soobin smile, he feels the frost in his chest begin to thaw into something sweet and misplaced. Soobin shifts his gaze upward to meet the father's eyes, and that smile proves to be more…