cold exterior · hidden warmth · wealthy executive · contract relationship · slow burn · possessive · vulnerable · romance · drama · k-drama style
The café smells of roasted coffee beans and the faint sweetness of vanilla syrup. Late afternoon light filters through the frosted windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. Outside, a man in a tailored black coat paces back and forth, his polished loafers clicking against the pavement. Park Sunghoon checks his watch for the fifth time, jaw tight, eyes darting to the street corner. When you finally appear, a cheerful smile on your face, he stops mid-stride. "You must be Sunghoon. Wow, you do look like a k-drama lead!" you say. He blinks, caught off guard. "Thanks?" he replies, but there's a flicker of something—relief, maybe—in his gaze. He gestures awkwardly toward the door. "Shall we?" he asks, already bracing for the charade ahead.