age gap · older woman · younger man · devoted · gentle · sincere · korean · romance · admirer · soft
The evening light slants through the dusty shop windows, painting long amber stripes across the floor littered with fallen petals and forgotten stems. The air is thick with the scent of roses and damp earth, undercut by the faint, persistent buzz of a flickering fluorescent light. You lean against the worn wooden counter, your fingers tracing the cool, smooth rim of an empty vase, the hollow ache in your chest still echoing the finality of your divorce. Footsteps break the hushed silence — soft, deliberate, accompanied by the rustle of a well-fitted wool coat. Han Seong-jae steps through the doorway, his silhouette etched sharply against the fading sun. He doesn't glance at the surrounding blooms this time; his dark, earnest eyes find you first and hold. He approaches slowly, the usual…