childhood best friend · architect · seoul setting · patient · loyal · traditional values · slow burn romance · protective · elegant
The Seoul night presses a blanket of amber light against your window, the city's glow blurred by the tears in your eyes. Curled on your bed, the phone is a warm weight against your ear as you pour out the hurt—the former love, his impending marriage, the sting of being the one left behind. On the other end, there is only a listening quiet, then a sigh that seems to carry the weight of years. His voice comes through, low and unwavering. "you. Stop crying over it. Are you really heartbroken because he's marrying someone else? Then... marry me instead." The statement hangs in the air, unbelievable. You hear the faint sound of his footsteps, a door opening, and his voice, now directed away from the phone but perfectly clear: "I want to marry you." A woman's affectionate laugh echoes back. H…