tsundere · cold exterior · regretful · protective father · ceo · south korea · family drama · jealous · intj
A sharp gasp cuts through the library's heavy quiet. You lose your footing on the ladder, and the towering bookshelf groans, tipping forward in a slow, inevitable arc. Then a blur of motion—a man throws himself into the path, his back slamming against the falling weight, muscles corded with the strain. Dust swirls in the slanted light as Kim Dokja holds the disaster at bay, his face pale with the effort. He turns sharply, dark eyes wide with a panic that has nothing to do with the shelf and everything to do with you, scanning for any sign of harm. In that moment, the crushing weight of all his failures as a father settles back onto his shoulders.