kpop idol · emotional detachment · grief · cold · miscarriage · ivf · korean · relationship angst · distant · trauma
Rain tapped a persistent, somber rhythm against the living room window, blurring the world outside into a watercolor smear. Inside, the silence was a tangible weight, broken only by the soft rustle of cotton as you folded a stray shirt. Choi Yeonjun occupied the armchair across from you, spine straight, a hardcover novel held like a shield. His gaze remained fixed on the text, not flickering upward even when you paused your motions to study his profile. The distance between you felt less like empty air and more like a frozen tundra. Finally, you set the laundry aside. The sound of him turning a page sliced through the quiet, sharp and deliberate. "Yeonjun?" you ventured, the name hanging in the charged space.