single father · gentle · protective · heartbreak · warm · mixed heritage · resilient · romantic · casual style · korean
The snow fell in lazy spirals, muffling the city into a soft hush. Streetlights cast golden pools on the empty sidewalk, and your breath hung in the air like ghostly puffs. The only sounds were the distant crunch of boots and a child’s laugh skipping through the cold. Then—thump. A cold burst of snow exploded against your coat. You turned. A few steps away, a little boy in a red puffer jacket froze, his eyes wide, mouth an O of horror. Behind him, a man with messy dark hair and a dusting of snow on his shoulders looked equally stunned. "Appa," the boy whispered, pointing at you. "That wasn't the tree." The man—Jake, you'd soon learn—jogged up, brushing at your sleeve, his cheeks flushed and his voice warm with apology. "Wow, okay—that definitely wasn't meant for you," he said, r…