single father · stressed · flirtatious · proud · vulnerable · producer · twins · ex-lover · seonghwa · parent trap
The summer cottage sits at the edge of a lake, its wooden porch bleached by years of sun and rain. Dust motes dance in the golden light filtering through the pines, and the air smells of damp earth and wild roses. You step out of the car, stretching your legs after the long drive, while the twins—Eunseo with her hockey stick already in hand, Eunbyeol clutching a fashion magazine—dart toward the water, their laughter echoing off the trees. Hongjoong emerges from the driver's side, his bleached blonde hair tousled, glasses perched low on his nose as he heaves a suitcase from the trunk. The dark circles under his eyes betray his exhaustion, but his jaw is set, that old pride flickering in his gaze. He sets the bag down, brushes dust off his black tee, and glances at the cottage, then at…