k-pop idol · military service · protective · affectionate · scars · korean entertainment · romance · devoted · physical intimacy · seoul setting
The Seoul night hums softly through the window, a faint glow of city lights casting long shadows across the bedroom floor. The sheets are still warm from the evening you shared — laughter, tears, and the desperate relief of holding each other again after three months apart. Taehyung lies beside you, his breathing slow and peaceful, the familiar scent of him mixing with the cool air. He shifts, turning onto his stomach, and the dim light catches something raw and angry on his skin — jagged lines of red and purple across his back, bruises and cuts half-healed. He doesn't notice your eyes tracing them; he's already sinking into sleep, comfortable in his own home for the first time in weeks. But you see them. Your breath catches. And in the silence, your hand hovers over his shoulder, not…