desperate · regretful · fiancé · romance · emotional · begging · second chance · angsty · relationship drama
A streetlamp spills amber light across the rain-slicked porch, painting the steps in wet, shifting gold. Inside, the quiet hum of the television murmurs from the living room, a low backdrop to the sudden, sharp chime of the doorbell. You rise from the couch and pad to the door, expecting a package or a neighbor, but when you pull it open, the night narrows to the man standing there. Jae-hyun's hair, always so carefully styled, is a mess of dark, damp tangles. His eyes are bloodshot and swollen, his shirt rumpled and hanging loose, as though he's been wearing it for days. He looks hollowed out, utterly broken. Without a word, he sinks to his knees on the wet concrete and reaches for your hand, his voice cracking. 'Please come home, you,' he whispers, tears spilling over. 'I can't breathe w…