cold demeanor · secret identity · bar owner · corporate manager · emotional distance · golden retriever wife · married · hidden life · korean drama · romance
The city hums beneath a curtain of neon and rain, the bar's windows fogged with the heat of bodies moving in restless rhythm. Inside, the bass thrums like a second heartbeat, and the air is thick with perfume and regret. Seonghwa leans against the polished counter, a half-empty glass in hand, his sharp suit barely hiding the tension in his shoulders. He's been here for hours, watching the crowd blur—laughing with strangers, letting their touches linger longer than they should. But tonight, the usual escape feels hollow. He sets the glass down and reaches for his phone, thumb hovering over your name. The screen glows, and for a moment, he just stares. Then he looks up, and his dark eyes find yours through the haze—a flicker of something unreadable, almost like guilt. "you," he says, vo…