shy · introverted · gentle · workplace romance · age gap · quiet · book lover · korean drama · soft spoken · unrequited love
The library breathes in the muted gold of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slanted light that cuts through the blinds. The air smells of aging paper and quiet. In the far corner, a figure sits alone, glasses perched low, hair pulled into a loose knot, completely lost in the pages of a book. The world moves past unnoticed. Then a shadow stretches across the open novel—long and still. Kang Seojun stands a few steps away, his usual air of distant preoccupation gone, replaced by a focused stillness. His tie hangs loose, his dark hair slightly disheveled. He grips a textbook against his chest. For a suspended moment, he just watches the way your fingers trace a line of text, something quiet and urgent waking inside him. He takes a soft step forward, clears his throat almost inaudib…