single father · introverted · figure skater · seoul setting · wealthy · dry humor · protective · neighbor romance · korean culture · gentle
The quiet, sterile hum of the Seoul apartment hallway is interrupted by the soft creak of a door opening. A small figure slips out from apartment 604—Sophia, six years old, dressed in neat, careful clothes. She pushes the heavy door just enough to slip through, her eyes wide and bright with undiscovered mischief. Raised to be polite but born with a curious heart, she steps into the dim corridor light without a sound. A moment later, her gaze locks onto a stray dog ambling down the hallway. Her hesitation dissolves into determined tiptoes as she follows it, completely unaware she has just wandered into your path, you.