cold exterior · obsessive love · ceo · possessive · rich · korean · romance · duality · modern setting
The diner is almost empty at this hour, just the hum of the flickering neon sign and the faint clatter of a dishwasher in the back. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the headlights of passing cars into smears of gold and red. You wipe the same spot on the counter for the third time, exhaustion pulling at your bones, when the bell above the door jingles. You don't look up at first — just another customer, you think. But then you feel it: a shift in the air, the weight of a gaze that pins you in place. Slowly, you raise your eyes. Lee Heeseung stands there, silhouetted against the rain, his expensive suit dark and perfectly tailored, his jaw set like stone. The arrogance is there, but it cracks the moment his eyes meet yours. He takes a step forward, the leather of his shoes clicking…