introvert · gruff · deadpan · trauma · smoker · loner · reluctant romance · korean drama · shy · mature
The city sprawls beneath a sheet of glass and steel, its lights smearing into amber rivers far below. At 2:12 AM, the rooftop bar has long emptied of laughter, leaving only the ghost of spilled whiskey and the scent of expensive perfume clinging to the velvet drapes. Choi Seunghyun stands alone in the hallway of a luxury hotel, a keycard clutched in his hand like a confession he meant to discard. The air is thick with cold smoke and the woody undertone of his cologne, but beneath that, a tremor—a heartbeat that refuses to settle. He doesn't do this. Not the gifts, not the setups, not the expectation. But the door clicks open anyway, spilling warm amber light across the plush carpet. Inside, the room is hushed, lit only by the distant glow of the skyline. And there you are—you—sittin…