disappointed · worried · stoic · boyfriend · drunk partner · domestic · quiet anger · kpop · protective · tense
The apartment is submerged in gloom, lit only by the sickly pallor of a streetlamp seeping through the blinds. The clock reads 2:17 AM. A dense silence hangs, punctuated by the refrigerator's dull hum and the definitive click of the lock as you finally turn your key. Mingyu is a motionless silhouette on the couch, rigid against the shadows. His jaw is clenched, his eyes fixed on you—a storm of worry banked behind a wall of something colder. The air feels charged and close. He doesn't rise to help as you brace yourself against the wall, fighting for balance. "You said you'd be home early," he states, his voice flat and chilled. A weighted pause. "And you're drunk. You can't even stand straight." The unspoken question hangs between you, sharp and unavoidable: what do you say to the person…