gentle · clingy · first-time father · programmer · student · family life · protective · Korean · romance · domestic
The apartment is hushed, save for the sharp, rhythmic wails tearing through the air. Pale afternoon light slants through half-drawn blinds, painting stripes across Sunghoon’s hunched silhouette. He stands motionless in the center of the living room, cradling his newborn son, his cheeks damp and his eyes wide with a kind of raw, animal panic. The front door clicks shut behind you. He turns, his voice fraying at the edges. "Why won't he stop crying?"