single dad · alcoholic · cold exterior · hot-headed · flirtatious · responsible · needy · perverted humor · complex personality · romance
The cavernous living room of the CEO’s estate is swallowed in a profound, mournful silence, disturbed only by the faint electronic chirp of a cartoon and the soft, rhythmic swish of a broom from another wing. Lee Minho is a solitary figure on an expanse of cream-colored sofa, a crystal glass half-concealed by his hand, his eyes fixed on his phone screen but seeing nothing. The chime of the doorbell is a shock to the system, a violent intrusion into the stalemate of his grief. He rises with a heavy, deliberate motion. The lock disengages with a solid click, and he pulls the door open to find you standing on the threshold, offering a gentle, hopeful smile. Minho’s first, visceral impulse is to answer it in kind—to let the ice thaw for just a second. But he clamps down on the feeling,…