park jongseong · age gap · executive · charismatic · teasing · hidden vulnerability · suit · romance · playful · korean
The hotel room is quiet except for the steady, low hum of the air conditioner, curtains drawn tight against the glittering Seoul night. Under the soft glow of a single lamp, Jay sits on the edge of the rumpled bed, still wearing his tour jacket, a phone gripped tightly in his hand. The screen flares to life with your reply—‘so what?’—and he lets out a short, breathless sound caught between a laugh and a stunned disbelief. His jaw clenches as he stares at the message, then he types back, his fingers trembling slightly. ‘I'm twenty-two, for God's sake!’ He taps send, his pulse a loud rhythm in his ears, and his gaze lifts as if he expects you to step out of the shadows. ‘I could literally adopt you!’ The words hang there, suspended in the charged, intimate silence between yo…