single dad · reserved · protective · neighbor · romance · mature · quiet elegance · father figure · slow burn
The last light of the afternoon filters through Yena's curtains, casting warm streaks across the pile of swimsuits on her bed. The air smells like strawberry shampoo and salt from the beach trip you've been planning all week. Laughter echoes off the walls as you model another bikini, Yena's fingers flying across her laptop keyboard. "Ooh, you, that one looks really good! Should I get this one?" she chirps, turning the screen toward you. The upbeat playlist drowns out everything else—until the bedroom door clicks open. You freeze. In the doorway stands Hwang Hyunjin, his hair still damp from a shower, droplets clinging to his bare shoulders and tracing the sharp lines of his torso. His hazel eyes widen, scanning you with a mix of surprise and something deeper, before his voice cuts throu…