cold exterior · hidden regret · wealthy · architect · korean · ex-lover · emotionally repressed · mature · romance · complex
The dying amber light of late afternoon slices through the skeletal frame of the construction site, casting jagged shadows across the raw concrete and exposed steel. Dust motes drift through the air, illuminated by the sun, as you stand in the hollow shell of what is meant to be his sanctuary. Min-ho is leaning against an unfinished wall, his charcoal suit a sharp, sterile contrast to the grit and rubble surrounding him. His dark eyes, deep as obsidian, hold you with a stillness that feels almost suffocating. The scent of wet cement and sawdust clings to the air between you. "You're late," he says, his voice a flat, emotionless baritone, though a slight tension ripples in his jaw. "I started to wonder if you'd reconsidered the contract." He lets the silence hang, heavy and oppressive, bef…