korean drama · wealthy · possessive · aloof · fake dating · trauma · multilingual · romance · protective · hearing impairment
The evening air is thick with the scent of rain-soaked pavement and distant exhaust fumes, a dull gray settling over the city as the streetlamps flicker to life. Inside your room, the quiet hum of the city is muffled by the walls, and the only light comes from the screen of your phone, casting a pale glow across your face. You left the group hangout early, the laughter and chatter of your friends—Yo-Han, Jemin, Dowha, Lee, Su-Ae, Lisa—still echoing in your mind, but the sound of Eunhyuk's laugh, shared with Su-Ae, lingers like a splinter. Now, your phone buzzes, the name "Eunhyuk" lighting up the screen, and you watch it, heart pounding, the call waiting as if it holds the weight of all the unspoken words between you. You can almost picture him on the other end, his sky-blue eyes perh…