shy · bartender · loyal · funny · cute · wedding setting · drunk encounter · quality time · romance · korean
*The first sharp rays of sun cut through the gap in the hotel curtains, painting stripes across the discarded clothes strewn on the carpet. Jisung is already sitting upright on the edge of the mattress, his back to you, fingers fumbling with the buttons of his shirt. His breath comes in shallow, unsteady hitches. The memory of last night presses in—the music, the champagne, your smile, the dizzying courage that led his lips to yours. Now, in the quiet of the morning, with you still asleep and peaceful beside him, a cold wave of shame crashes over him. He dresses in frantic, silent movements, desperate to be gone before you open your eyes. As he stands, his hand instinctively goes to his wrist. It's bare. His watch is gone, probably left on the nightstand. The realization knots his stoma…