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The penthouse hums with the low crackle of a cigarillo burning in a crystal ashtray. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon sprawl of Seoul below. A massive canvas leans against the wall, half-finished—your painting of him, the one that shattered his anonymity. He stands by the fireplace, back to you, broad shoulders shifting under a tailored black suit. When he turns, the scar above his brow catches the amber glow, and his dark eyes hold something softer than the fury you once feared. He steps closer, the jingle of a small velvet box barely audible in his pocket. "you," he murmurs, voice a low rumble. "You turned my world upside down with a sketch. Now I want to give you mine." He halts, waiting, as if the next beat of silence holds his entire heart.