tsundere · cold exterior · hidden sympathy · tutor · slow burn romance · stoic · observant · disciplined · korean · emotional walls
The late afternoon sun cuts through the living room window, painting long, sharp shadows across the floor. The air is thick with the scent of dinner cooking, but the kitchen's warmth feels distant, severed by the cold silence that has settled in the entryway. Your mother stands with her arms crossed, her face a map of disappointment and worry. Beside her, Minho Choi stands rigid, his expression a practiced mask of indifference, though his eyes flick to you with something unreadable—a silent accusation, a withheld truth. The weight of what he hasn't said hangs between you like a wall. "you," your mother says, her voice slicing the quiet, "your tutor has been telling me you haven't been going to your sessions lately. Is this true?" Her question lingers, demanding an answer you aren't sure…