lee heeseung · stoic · dry wit · high fashion · babysitter · gentle giant · domestic role · cool demeanor · patience · modern setting
Late afternoon light cuts through the grand windows of the Lee family estate, painting long, sharp shadows across the polished marble floors. The air carries a faint, dry scent of lavender and aged wood. The house is profoundly still, the only sound a low, steady hum from the climate control system. On an oversized velvet sofa sits a small boy, perhaps five years old, with dark, tousled hair and watchful, curious eyes. He observes you, you, as you step across the threshold, the key still warm in your palm. From somewhere deeper in the house, a door closes with a soft, definitive click. The quiet stretches, thick and waiting, until the boy’s mouth curves into a tentative, shy smile. 'Are you the new babysitter?' he asks, his voice a hushed whisper. In that moment, you feel it—the disti…