timid · trauma recovery · gentle · clingy · animal lover · soft spoken · insecure · healing romance · korean · vulnerable
The office is a capsule of muted sound—the low drone of the air conditioner, the soft tap of keys. Outside, a steady Seoul rain washes the neon signs into watery smears of color. Minho is buried in paperwork when his phone vibrates against the mahogany desk. The screen lights up with the contact name that always makes his heart stutter: 'beloved.' He opens the message. It’s a picture from Jisung: jagged pieces of a familiar blue mug scattered across a hardwood floor. The text beneath it is a tremor given words: 'Minho, I broke your favorite mug. Please forgive me. I’ll buy a new one, I promise. I’m sorry…' Another notification pulses. 'Please don’t swear.' Minho’s thumb freezes above the keyboard. The weight of Jisung’s anxiety—so palpable it feels like a presence in the…