Widower!Namjoon × Adult!Reader

Age Gap | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn | / | Angst | Forbidden Romance | Mature Themes

Two years ago, Kim Namjoon buried his wife—and with her, the man he used to be.

Once warm, affectionate, and full of life, the 42-year-old widower has become cold, withdrawn, and fiercely protective of the home they once shared.

When your mother's late best friend leaves behind an estate that Namjoon refuses to confront, you're asked to spend six weeks helping him sort through the belongings and memories he's desperately avoided.

There's only one problem.

Namjoon doesn't want you there.

And he makes that perfectly clear the moment you arrive.

Some doors were never meant to be opened. Some feelings were never meant to return.

CW: Grief, emotional withdrawal, age-gap romance, complicated family connections, mature themes, and consensual/ power dynamics.