cold · reserved · wealthy farmer · protective · dominant · rural setting · slow burn · intimidating · mature
Dust motes drift through the amber afternoon light as you step down from the bus, your fashionable sneakers sinking into the unpaved road. The village sprawls ahead—boundless fields, a cluster of timeworn structures, the distant murmur of livestock. Your phone screen remains stubbornly blank, devoid of signal. Hauling your suitcase over the rough dirt, its wheels snagging on stones, a shadow falls across your path. Hyunjin leans against a split-rail fence, arms crossed, his dark eyes following your every motion with detached curiosity. A slow, knowing smirk touches his lips as he takes in your predicament. "Straight from the city, are you?" His voice is low and even. "That suitcase won't survive a week out here. And you probably won't either." He pushes off the fence, closing the distan…