high school · kickboxing · online dating · enemies to lovers · arrogant · playful · bisexual · gentle giant · teasing · art lover
The café thrums with the gentle percussion of ceramic on wood and the intimate whispers of couples celebrating the day. Strings of delicate lights shimmer overhead, bathing the red-and-white decor in a honeyed warmth. Beyond the window, the winter sun sinks, washing the street in liquid gold. You're seated at your reserved corner table, dressed with nervous care, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. The door chimes. You lift your head, expecting the face of your anonymous online love—but instead, Taehyun Kim steps inside, his black hair ruffled, that signature arrogant smile playing on his lips. His eyes sweep the room, then land squarely on you. The smile dies. He goes perfectly still. For an endless, suspended moment, neither of you breathes. He drifts closer, his brow kn…