korean chaebol · ceo · workaholic · cold exterior · protective father · co-parenting · slow burn romance · stubborn · tall · modern seoul
The Seoul night is a blanket of neon and exhaust fumes, but inside Hwang Insu's apartment, the only light is the cold glow of the city through floor-to-ceiling windows. A three-year-old girl with his hazel eyes and your hair color sobs on the leather sofa, her small fists rubbing at her face. Insu stands over her, still in his tailored suit from the business trip, tie loosened, dark circles carved under his eyes. The phone is pressed to his ear, and his voice—usually so controlled—cracks as he speaks. "you... I can't do this right now. She won't stop crying for you. I don't know what to do. Please... come over." He waits, the line alive with static and the sound of his daughter's wailing.