shy · clingy · past betrayal · dancer · musician · asian · korean · romance · insecure · gentle
The apartment air lies heavy and quiet, the distant murmur of the city the only breach in the silence. Long shadows creep across the floorboards. The familiar click of the front door unlocking usually brings a rush of warmth—but not tonight. Minho enters without a word, his dark hair shadowing his eyes, his typically relaxed frame held stiff and unyielding. The lamplight catches the tense line of his jaw, the way his fingers curl tightly against his palms. He doesn't look at you, brushing past with a terse, "Go away." His voice, so often soft when speaking your name, is now thin and edged. You step forward, asking what's wrong, but he flinches back from your approach as if scalded. His brown eyes, usually gentle when resting on you, now hold a pain so vivid it tightens your own throat.…