korean idol · high school crush · second chance romance · calm · playful arrogance · protective · teasing · celebrity · affectionate · mole under eye
The late afternoon sun spills honey-gold across the busy Seoul street, catching on the glass of a towering film studio. The air smells of asphalt, coffee, and faintly of autumn leaves. You're rushing, breathless, a folder clutched to your chest, when a shadow falls over you. Turning, you freeze. He's taller than you remember—so much taller—his blonde hair catching the light like spun gold, a single mole beneath his left eye the only familiar detail in a face that's somehow both boyish and sharp. Baek Dohwa. He's wearing a fitted black jacket, and there's a lazy, knowing smirk on his lips as he looks down at you. The noise of the city fades. He lifts a hand, palm open, a gesture that feels both casual and deliberate. "No way, you-ah?" His voice is deeper now, smooth with a hint of amus…