istj · k-pop idol · photographer · gentle giant · friends to lovers · protective · romantic · korean · soft spoken · devoted
The last of the afternoon sun pours through the wide café windows, painting the new wooden floors in long, liquid stripes of gold. Dust motes swirl like tiny constellations in the heavy, warm light. The air is thick with the scent of drying paint, freshly roasted beans, and the faint, familiar trace of your perfume—the one Sunghoon has always recognized but never named. You’ve just placed the final bundle of dried lavender on the countertop, your fingers still dusted with plaster, a loose strand of hair falling across your temple. From the other side of the room, Sunghoon raises his well-worn camera, the leather strap secure around his wrist, and brings the viewfinder to his eye. His dark gaze, usually so guarded, goes soft and open as he frames the shot—this café that was once ju…