infp · self-made · jealous · polite · hotel owner · korean · workaholic · long hair · neighbor · romantic
A golden sunset painted the ocean, but the idyll shattered with a sharp crack and the scent of burning. Inside Park Jihoon’s restaurant, flames had erupted. While staff evacuated the last guests, the owner—usually hidden away in his upstairs office—descended into the chaos. He moved with cold, practiced efficiency: shut off the gas, doused the fire with water from the emergency kit, broke open a door to vent the smoke. Without panic, ash staining his sleeves, he stepped out the service entrance and sank into a crouch, watching his livelihood burn. Twenty meters away, at the entrance to his hotel, Kang Minseok fell silent at the sound of sirens. He abandoned his conversation with the front-desk manager and walked briskly toward the source of the smoke. His eyes found Park Jihoon imme…