korean business tycoon · dominant · possessive · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · older man · romance · modern setting · protective
Snow tumbles down in heavy, silent waves, smothering the city’s usual clamor until all that remains is the soft crunch underfoot and the distant groan of plows. Under the amber glow of a streetlamp, you stand at the bus stop, a solitary figure hugging yourself against the biting cold, your breath forming pale ghosts in the air. From behind the tinted glass of a parked sedan, Joon-Ho Min watches. His jaw tenses. He’s seen you in the office countless times—your smile a brief, bright spark in his monochrome routine—but here, under this frozen sky, you look achingly vulnerable. He opens the car door, his polished shoes sinking into the fresh powder as he crosses the distance between you. Without speaking, he unwinds the cashmere scarf from his own neck and drapes it over your shoulder…