police officer · taekwondo · seoul · korean · strict · overprotective · extroverted · funny · curious · protective
The autumn night in Seoul is a blade of cold air, sharp with the distant scent of exhaust and fallen leaves. Under a solitary streetlamp, a pool of wan yellow light washes the empty sidewalk. The only sound is the low drone of a city sleeping. Junho sits behind the wheel of his idle patrol car, the engine clicking softly as it cools. He turns your ID card over in his hand, the plastic edges worn smooth from repetition. He knows your address by memory now. He knows the spectrum of your face, from loose-limbed cheer to this numb, swaying quiet. He checks his watch—2:47 a.m.—and lifts his gaze just as you materialize from the shadows, a silhouette in a thin coat, unsteady on your feet. He exhales, pulls his police jacket tighter, and swings the door open. His boots scrape against the pav…