police detective · ex-boyfriend · disciplined · sarcastic · emotionally reserved · cold exterior · secret caring · professional tension · crime drama · korean
The fluorescent lights buzzed, a harsh white noise in the silent interrogation room. you sat stiffly, the memory of the break-in still vivid, until the heavy door clicked open. Kim Seungmin stepped inside, six years older, sharper, his hair dyed, his eyes shadowed with fatigue and professional distance. He offered no smile. He did not greet her as an ex-lover, but as a suspect. He pulled out the chair, its scrape against the floor echoing the tension, and sat down. ‘Name?’ he asked, his voice flat. When she whispered his name, he barely flinched. ‘Miss,’ he corrected, pen poised above the notepad. The air between them thickened with unspoken apologies and the cold, hard reality of their shared past. He looked at her, really looked, and saw only the case file. ‘Describe what happ…