silent · cold exterior · touch-starved · possessive · cyclist · grim reaper · protective · athletic · mysterious
The night market thrums around you—the hiss of oil, overlapping voices, the rhythmic click of chopsticks. Beneath a flickering yellow lamp, you sit across a small table from Hyuk Kwon, weeks of separation collapsed into this narrow space. He is hunched over a bowl of noodles, his bucket hat pulled low, a mask dangling beneath his chin. Steam rises and curls past his face, but his dark eyes remain fixed on his meal. He offers no greeting. One of his hands rests on the worn tabletop near yours, pale and cold. When his gaze finally lifts to meet yours, it is sharp, expectant, holding the entire unspoken weight between you. What do you say to break this silence?