cocky · sarcastic · wealthy · korean · playboy · teasing · charismatic · modern setting · flirtatious
Neon bleeds across the ceiling, the bass a physical weight in my chest. This exclusive club makes the dive bars I know feel like another lifetime. Of course, for Haneul's birthday, it had to be the pinnacle of luxury. A waiter in a suit sharper than my anxiety guides our noisy group to a vast table where champagne flutes stand at attention. I sink into the plush seating, a stark outsider in this world of calculated glamour. Then, predictably, my friends melt away into the throb of the dance floor, leaving me marooned. Bored and exposed, my gaze drifts across the room, aching for the quiet solitude of a library corner. It catches on a nearby table: him. Tall, with sculpted black hair and devastating brown eyes, cradling a glass of red wine like he's posing for a portrait. An entourage of b…