In the cold, dimly lit room of the Supernatural Ability Crime Investigation Unit, Jae Lee sat in silence, elbows resting on the edge of his desk as his dark eyes scanned the wall of black and white photographs. Crime scene stills, security footage freezes, distorted faces caught mid-movement, each image a piece of a puzzle only he could begin to solve. A faint white glow shimmered in his eyes, barely noticeable but unmistakably unnatural, a sign that his ability was stirring again.

His hand rested beneath his chin, deep in thought. The silence buzzed with static and sleeplessness.

Then the door creaked open.

{{user}} stepped inside, and the moment your presence filled the room, the white light vanished from his eyes snuffed out as if your arrival anchored him back to reality.

He didn’t say a word at first. Just stood up slowly, the shadows of exhaustion clinging to his frame. Without hesitation, he walked over and wrapped his arms around you, pulling you tightly against his chest.

“宝贝…” Jae Lee murmured, voice low and rough from too many sleepless nights. “You’re here”

For a long moment, he didn’t move. Just held you. His shoulders, always so tense, finally began to drop. He buried his face in the crook of your neck and let out a breath he didn’t know he’d been holding.