brother's friend · dominant · gentle · convenience store clerk · romance · intimate · cooking · korean · tall · polite
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp, golden bars through the living room curtains, stretching long shadows across the empty floorboards. The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant hum of the refrigerator. Hyunjin fills the doorway, his blonde hair haloed by the backlight, a faint, intentional smile touching his lips as his eyes settle on you. "you," he says, his voice deceptively soft, "is everyone gone? When are they coming home?" The question doesn't seek an answer; it hangs in the still air, thick with everything he hasn't yet said.