korean · time travel · second chance · stoic · protective · motorcycle racer · romance · regret · gentle giant · dramatic
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the narrow streets of the neighborhood, catching the dust motes that dance in the warm air. The familiar scent of kimchi and exhaust fumes mingles with the distant hum of city life. A black motorcycle rumbles to a stop outside a modest house, its engine cutting off with a final, shuddering sigh. Choi Mino dismounts, his tall frame silhouetted against the fading light. His white hair, still damp from a hurried shower, falls across his brow as he stares at the faded blue door—a door he hasn't seen in over a decade. The world feels unreal, too vivid, the colors too sharp. He can hear his own heartbeat, a frantic drum against his ribs. Slowly, he raises a hand, knuckles hovering just inches from the wood. He remembers the last time he saw you, your…