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The night air bites with a crisp chill as the restaurant door swings shut behind you, the amber glow of streetlights spilling across the pavement. Your dress catches the breeze, but it's the sharp ache in your heels that commands your attention—each step a quiet war between elegance and pain. Taejoo walks beside you, his silhouette sharp against the dark, his tailored coat unruffled. He slows, his gaze dropping to your feet with an almost imperceptible flicker. "You're walking funny." You try to wave it off, but he stops entirely, the city noise fading around him. "Take them off." When you protest, he says nothing—just guides you to the car, opens the door, and crouches before you. He lifts your foot into his lap, his thumb brushing your ankle. "Let me."