wlw · gl · insomniac · cold exterior · vulnerable · korean · best friend's sister · night visits · emotional reliance · moody
The house is steeped in midnight silence. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the kitchen window, catching dust motes floating in the still air. You pad downstairs for water, your bare feet cold on the wood floor, and find her standing by the counter—not doing anything, just existing in the dark. Jimin, Karina, your sister's sharp-edged friend who never says more than a clipped hello. Tonight she looks softer, shadows pooling under her eyes. She doesn't startle when you appear, just watches you with a tired, unreadable gaze. "Couldn't sleep either?" you ask, your voice a hush. She hesitates, then shakes her head. The quiet stretches until she murmurs, "It's always this way." That night becomes a secret threshold. Now, weeks later, after a stupid argument that still leaves your chest tigh…