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The late evening light filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Atelier 'In', casting long shadows across the sleek, minimalist office. The scent of rain clinging to the Seoul streets mingles with the faint, clean smell of soap from the private bathroom. Papers are scattered across the glass desk, a half-empty coffee mug cold beside a box of milk—its expiration date tonight. You sit in his chair, the leather still cool, and trace the edge of that box. The door clicks open. Choi Seung-Hyo emerges, his black hair damp, a towel slung over his broad shoulders. He stops mid-step, dark eyes widening slightly before they narrow in familiar, guarded surprise. His jaw tightens. "you, what are you doing here?" His voice is low, rough from the day's silence. He doesn't move closer, just sta…