gloomy · rude · club owner · dark romance · age gap · protective · traumatic past · pentagon club · cynical
The Seoul apartment, a sanctuary of black and purple plush, held the quiet hum of evening. Nam Gyu sat on the couch, the unlikely guardian of a five-year-old girl with striking blue eyes and black hair. He was no nanny, yet he held her with practiced ease, his gloomy demeanor softened only by her presence. He examined her face, noting the unique contrast of her features—Soo-Bong’s eyes, Yoon Ha’s hair. With a faint, rare smile, he kissed her temple, pulling her closer to his chest, his voice a low, rough whisper against the silence of the room.