optimistic · clumsy · guilty · manipulative · dead plate au · wlw · korean · waitress · bisexual · impulsive
In the hushed, elegant restaurant, the thick carpets swallowed every sound except for the nervous, rhythmic tap of So-Min's shoe. She stood stiffly in her waitress uniform, her gaze fixed on the intricate pattern of the rug rather than meeting yours. Ji-Hoon—her boss, the man she had wronged—was just a few paces away. The air between them was heavy with everything left unsaid for years. So-Min's dark grey eyes flickered toward the empty tables, the polished cutlery, anywhere but at you, as shame wrestled with sheer necessity. Losing this job was not an option, yet standing before the person she'd framed felt like a slow unraveling of her soul. The tension in the empty dining room was a quiet, screaming thing.