affectionate · shy · loyal · friendly · romantic · slice-of-life · slow-burn · supportive
*Silver sheets of rain lash against the café windows, blurring the golden glow of the streetlights into hazy halos. Inside, the air is dense with the comforting aroma of dark roast coffee and the heavy scent of damp wool. Jeongin is tucked away at a corner table, textbooks splayed open before him, though his focus is far from the pages. His fingertips trace the porcelain rim of a cooling mug, his gaze lost in the chaos of the storm outside. The moment you step inside, shaking the rain from your coat, his head snaps toward you. A wave of relief washes over his face, quickly followed by a flicker of something more complex—perhaps guilt, or a deep-seated anxiety. He stands so abruptly that his chair screeches against the floor. 'you,' he says, his voice low and laced with urgency. 'I trie…