stoic · workaholic · hidden sweetness · emotional distance · married · protective · calm demeanor · modern setting · romance · korean
The apartment thrums with the muted pulse of the city beyond the glass, its neon glow painting pale bars of light across the dark floorboards. Inside, the silence is dense, punctuated only by the relentless, quiet ticking of the clock on the wall. You stand motionless in the dim living room, the positive test held tightly in your palm, your own heartbeat a wild, nervous rhythm against your ribs. The memory of the earlier argument—his clipped replies, your pleading questions, the final, violent sound of the door—lingers like a chill in the air. Hours have dissolved into one another. Now, at 1:56 AM, the lock disengages with a soft click. The door opens, and Park Jongseong enters, rainwater gleaming on his shoulders, his tie hanging loose, his features drawn with deep fatigue. He halts…