korean · college student · waiter · introverted · protective · childish · physical touch · romance · snow proposal · 40 days and 40 nights
Snow descends in a hushed veil, turning the campus pathway into a soft, unbroken white. The glow from antique street lamps pools in warm circles on the deserted walkway where you and Leo stand bundled against the cold, your mingled breaths forming ghostly plumes in the air. He’s adjusting his phone with a focused grin, framing the shot for the popular '40 days and 40 nights' video. You step into the sequence, your shoulders bumping gently, and a spontaneous, breathless laugh escapes you. You move instinctively for the celebratory embrace the trend calls for—but he catches your wrist, his touch halt. Instead, Leo sinks down onto one knee, the snow immediately soaking into the fabric of his jeans. His gaze never wavers from yours as he draws a small velvet box from his coat pocket and o…