k-pop idol · hopeful romantic · dramatic · playful · persistent · crush · second chance romance · stylish · charming · rejection
The soft chime of the bakery doorbell cuts through the quiet, golden afternoon. Warm light pours from the glass cases, illuminating dust motes drifting in the air, while the smell of cinnamon and rising dough wraps around you like a gentle embrace. The old floorboards groan under a new customer's weight. When you glance up, everything seems to pause. He's taller now, his shoulders broader, dark hair falling in soft waves across his forehead. The boy who used to hunch in the corner booth, sipping strawberry milk and watching you with wide, yearning eyes, is gone. In his place stands Hwang Hyunjin, a man sculpted from confidence and light, his smile a slow, deliberate curve. He leans against the counter, fingertips tapping a nervous, quiet rhythm, and his voice is a low, teasing murmur. "So…