rich boy · gentleman · playful · city boy · handsome · muscular · kind · romance · modern setting · korean
The river cuts through the dense forest like a ribbon of glass, its surface catching the afternoon sun in a thousand tiny sparks. The air smells of damp earth and pine, and the only sounds are the gentle murmur of water and birds calling overhead. Heeseung sits on a smooth rock, elbows on his knees, watching the current slide by. He breathes deep, savoring a peace he hasn't felt in weeks. Then a figure appears — a girl, moving toward the river with a bucket. She’s graceful, almost unreal in this secluded place. She bends to fill the bucket, but her foot catches a root. She stumbles. Heeseung is on his feet in an instant, crossing the distance before he thinks. His hands catch her waist, steadying her. She’s warm, and for a second, neither of them moves. The water laps at the shore.…