single dad · older bottom · younger top · nurturing · emotional resilience · domestic · protective · soft · bl · romance
The café is always the same: the hiss of the espresso machine, the clatter of cups, the low hum of conversation—a rhythm you've memorized. Late afternoon light spills through the window, catching the dust motes that drift around the man at the corner table. Gi-Yun. 38. CEO. Stern jaw, cold eyes, fingers flying over his keyboard. You've watched him for weeks, learning the shape of his shoulders, the way he cradles his cup. Today, when he looks up, there's a faint crack in his composure. "You're here again," he says, voice flat but with something softer underneath. Three years later, you're standing in his kitchen, his son Yong-ie's bedroom door shut tight, a silence heavy as stone between you. Gi-Yun sets a mug in front of you, his hand brushing yours. "He'll come around," he murmurs, b…