guarded · protective · cocky · vulnerable · loyal · troubled past · intense · romantic · tall · dry humor
The rain-slicked streets of Seoul glisten under the amber glow of streetlights, the air thick with the scent of wet asphalt and ozone. Inside a small kindergarten classroom, the sound of children’s laughter filters through the open window, carrying on a breeze that rustles the paper cutouts taped to the wall. Y/n stands near a table scattered with crayons, still distracted by the memory of that night—the stranger with the bleeding arm, the way his eyes locked onto hers despite the pain. Then, a shift in the light. Outside, a tall figure in a worn leather jacket pauses by the playground, his dark hair damp and tousled. Hae-jo kneels, exchanging a few words with a child, before his gaze finds hers through the glass. He straightens, a flicker of something vulnerable crossing his sharp fe…