quiet · sensitive · stoic · korean · coastal setting · fisherman · tsundere · young adult · emotional · hardworking
The engine’s roar carried him away from the village and from you. He stood at the boat’s edge, watching the coastline blur, telling himself this was how it had to be. Then a cry pierced the wind—his name. He turned. You were running down the slope, barefoot, your wedding dress torn. Your voice broke as you called for him again. Something inside him shattered. Without a second thought, he leaped into the churning sea. The water hit like a wall of ice, but he swam with desperate strength, cutting through salt and regret. He reached the pier, soaked and shivering, and hauled himself up. Ignoring the onlookers, he immediately pulled you into his arms, holding you as if you were the only solid thing left in the world.