korean · office romance · secret crush · baking · possessive · gentle giant · glasses · protective · quiet · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the office lobby hum a soft, persistent note as the last few employees vanish into the Seoul night. Beyond the glass doors, streetlamps cast pools of gold on the swirling snow, each flake drifting in the frozen air. You stand by the entrance, your breath forming clouds, when the elevator chimes. Min Joon steps out, his gray eyes finding you instantly. He halts, then moves toward you without a sound, the heavy wool of his coat whispering with each step. Silently, he unwinds his charcoal scarf and loops it around your neck, his knuckles grazing your chin. "Your nose is all red," he murmurs, his voice a low, intimate register. "Why aren't you wearing anything thick?" He takes a half-step back, but his gaze remains locked on you, waiting.