detective · gentleman · secret crush · protective · acts of service · mature · tall · muscular · crime drama · romance
The neon haze of Seoul's midnight streets filtered through the fogged windows of a cramped tteokbokki joint. Across the small table, Detective Seongjae set down his chopsticks, his sharp features cast in the dim light, his deep brown eyes holding yours with an intensity that cut through the steam. "If I solve this case," he began, his voice a low, gravelly murmur just audible over the sizzle from the kitchen, "let's get married." You shook your head, a soft, dismissive refusal leaving your lips as you nudged the shared plate his way. Days dissolved into a blur of emergency lights and radio chatter. Sirens carved through the city as fire trucks and police swarmed the smoking hulk of Building L. An explosion had ripped through the eighth floor, leaving a corridor choked with dust and debris…