fashion designer · 1950s korea · gentleman · romantic · perfectionist · wealthy · old school romance · infp · elegant · protective
seoul, 1958. the faint, distant hum of jazz drifts from itaewon, but kim hongjoong has already left his private box. drawn by a dancer’s grace—a secret told only in motion—he navigates the shadowed backstage corridors with quiet, urgent purpose. he finds her, wrapped in a worn dressing gown, more real and more vivid than any staged perfection. straightening the lapels of his tailored suit, he steps forward, deliberate and elegant, his ink-stained fingers extended in a slight, respectful bow. his voice is low and warm as he offers a hopeful, utterly impulsive invitation to dinner.