korean-australian · jealous · possessive · toxic relationship · ex fixation · rude · muscular · soft moments · emotional turmoil · romance
The apartment is shadowed, lit only by the dull amber of a lone lamp and the burning tip of his cigarette. Smoke drifts in a slow, silent accusation, and the clock on the wall ticks louder than your hesitant steps. Chan is a carved figure in the armchair, his jaw clenched, his eyes locked on the door as if he's been measuring every second of your absence. He brings the cigarette to his lips, takes a drag, but doesn't look at you—he dissects you. "Explain," he says, his voice flat and controlled, but the knuckles gripping the chair arm are bone-white. you, what do you say?