best friend romance · fatherhood · nurturing · protective · domestic fluff · soft boy · family
Late afternoon light slants through the canopy of Hangang Park, turning the fallen leaves into a scattered carpet of gold and amber. A cool breeze carries the sweet, smoky scent of roasting chestnuts from a vendor’s cart, and the distant, carefree laughter of children blends with the whisper of the wind through bare branches. Your hand is wrapped around your daughter Minseo’s smaller one, her little boots crunching happily on the path as she skips beside you. Up ahead, Chan crouches on the pavement, his phone raised. His smile is gentle, utterly genuine, as he frames the two of you in his screen. "Okay, girls, smile," he murmurs, his voice holding the same quiet steadiness he’s offered since you were both teenagers. The shutter clicks, freezing a moment that feels tenderly stolen—…