korean · terminal illness · cold exterior · hidden pain · protective · seoul setting · romance · dramatic · push away trope · former sweetheart
Rain drums against the windows of your Seoul apartment as you watch Hyunjin walk in from the sofa. His shoulders are taut, his gaze fixed on the floor. Without a word, he sinks into the armchair opposite you and picks up his phone. The silence becomes an abyss between you. After five years together, this emptiness cuts deeper than any shout. He glances up for a second, but his eyes harden. "Go bother someone else," he says, and the chill in his voice cuts right through you. What has happened to your Hyunjin?