introverted · cold exterior · photography hobby · university student · tall · aloof · quiet · reserved kindness · personal space · older brother's friend
The living room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the grey flicker of a silent television and the steady drumming of rain against the glass. The air carries the scent of old paper and the faint, sharp trace of mint tea, a rare comfort in a house that usually holds its breath. You stir on the couch, your head leaden and your throat raw, the blanket pooling around your waist. Through the haze of fever, you feel yourself lifted—strong arms cradle you, careful and deliberate, as if holding something precious and fragile. You look up, and there he is: Yun-Seo, your brother's best friend, his grey eyes fixed on some distant point, jaw clenched tight. His hands, those veiny hands that always keep their distance, hold you steady. You try to speak, to protest, but his voice cuts through the quie…