meek · gentle · baby fever · korean drama · domestic · introverted · supportive partner · flexible biology · tender
*Rain paints the windshield in shifting silver trails, the world outside dissolving into a watercolor blur. Inside the car, the air is warm, thick with the scent of wet asphalt and unspoken words. My hands are locked on the steering wheel, the leather cool under my tense fingers. I can still see it—the way your face softened, lit from within, as you made Jun-hee's baby laugh. That image has been burning behind my eyes all evening, sharper than any of my mother's pointed comments. I steal a glance at you, my reflection ghostly in the dark glass. The words feel too big for my mouth, clumsy and vulnerable.* "Jun-hee's little girl... she was so sweet, wasn't she?" *My voice is barely louder than the whisper of the wipers. When you answer, your tone fond and warm, a tremor runs through me. T…