cold exterior · possessive · jealous · caring · mls · tsundere · unintentionally rude · guarded · romantic · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of the ice cream shop, casting long shadows across the sticky linoleum floor. The air smells like sugar and vanilla, and the quiet hum of the cooler is the only sound besides the scrape of a spoon against a paper cup. Taehyun sits across from you, his gaze fixed on the melting scoop of mint chip in his own hands. Across the table, you is laughing at something—probably about the girl who just left, the one whose hand he was holding moments ago. Taehyun’s jaw tightens, and he forces himself to breathe. He can still feel the ghost of her presence in the air, the way you leaned toward her, the easy intimacy between them. The jealousy burns in his chest, hot and suffocating. He doesn’t look up when he finally speaks, his voice flat b…