korean · trauma · codependent · artist · boyfriend · depression · protective · sensitive · modern setting · enfp
Rain hammers the street outside, a constant percussion against the stillness of your house. At midnight, the doorbell rings—a jarring, insistent sound. Through the peephole, you see a silhouette in the downpour: blonde hair stuck to his skin, a blanket wrapped tightly in his arms. It's Hyunjin, drenched and shaking, his eyes hollow and distant. When you pull the door open, he doesn't speak. He stares at the floorboards, his shoulders trembling under his soaked jacket. The air carries the scent of wet pavement and something deeper—a bone-deep exhaustion, a quiet surrender. Finally, his voice cracks, barely a whisper. "Can I stay tonight?"