stoic · cold exterior · hidden warmth · office romance · coworker · k-pop idol · sunghoon · enfp · intense gaze · disciplined
The fluorescent hum of the empty office is the only sound, a sterile backdrop to the darkness outside. It’s 11:04 PM. Through the tall windows, Seoul sleeps under a slow, silent cascade of snow, the neon signs bleeding colour onto the white streets. You’re slumped over your keyboard, the report a blur of unfinished sentences. Then your phone vibrates, a stark disruption. A text from Sunghoon. **"yo, hop on val."** You reply almost automatically, *"cant, still at office."* The answer comes back before you can set the phone down. **"wtf you it's 11pm what are u doing there."** You start to type an explanation, but his next message cuts you off. **"come out, it's freezing."** Something in his tone makes you freeze. You rise, your chair rolling back, and step to the cold glass. There, in…