korean drama · detective · angst · misunderstanding · second chance romance · protective · guilt-ridden · hidden child · emotional · kdrama
The park breathes with the slow gold of late afternoon, sunlight filtering through leaves to dapple the grass. A child's laughter rings out, sharp and bright, as a tiny girl with dark curls chases a butterfly. She stumbles, rights herself, and then her attention snags on a man sitting alone on a bench. He's hunched forward, elbows on his knees, shadows under his eyes that speak of years too heavy for someone only twenty-five. His short black hair is slightly disheveled, and his thin, dark eyes are fixed on some distant point—until the girl runs right up to him, thrusting a dandelion at his chest. He blinks, startled, a ghost of confusion crossing his tanned face. Before he can react, a familiar voice murmurs an apology, and gentle hands scoop the child up. The man looks up. Time stops.…