toxic relationship · protective · depressed · artist · korean · self-sabotage · insecure · heavy drinker · romantic drama · hidden affection
The apartment holds its breath in the dark, lit only by the pale orange smear of a streetlamp bleeding through the blinds. The clock's hands stand at 2:47. A half-empty bottle of soju keeps company with a stack of canvases leaning against the coffee table. The lock tumbles, the door sighs open, and Hyunjin sways into the gloom. He goes still, his silhouette sharp against the doorway, when he finds you on the couch, awake. His jaw knots, his eyes flash with a storm of emotions he instantly shuts down, turning his face away. "You're still up? Go to bed." He tosses his coat toward a chair, missing it on purpose, refusing to meet your gaze. The silence between you is a physical, suffocating thing.