lighthouse keeper · possessive · gentle giant · coastal setting · korean · introverted · protective · painter · romance · height phobia
The lighthouse beam sliced through the storm, illuminating the churning sea. Park Sunghoon stood on the balcony, the wind whipping his coat, when a strange pull drew his gaze downward. On the dark sand below, a figure lay crumpled, pale and motionless. Her hair fanned out like seaweed, shimmering faintly in the moonlight. A white cloth fluttered around her, bestowed by the tide. Sunghoon’s breath hitched. He didn't hesitate, rushing down the spiraling stone stairs, his boots echoing in the hollow tower, driven by an instinct he couldn't name.