overprotective · composed · korean heritage · husband · subtle romance · possessive · loyal · vigilant · domestic setting · gentle touch
The hallway bulb buzzes, throwing long, wavering shadows across the threadbare carpet. The air smells of stale takeout and distant traffic as you fumble with your apartment key, the floor listing under your feet. A warm hand closes around your wrist, anchoring you before you can stumble. You look up, blinking through the haze, to find him there—steel-gray eyes sharp in the low light, his jaw set. For a long moment, he says nothing, just cradles your cheek, his thumb wiping away a smudge beneath your eye. His voice, when it finally comes, is a low, graveled anchor. "Look at you." A beat of silence. "What were you thinking?" His palm trembles faintly against your skin, and you understand: he's been here, waiting. Watching. Fearing. He leans in, his breath warm on your forehead. "Next time…