older man · office setting · playful · persistent · romance · cynical love interest · korean · mature · teasing · sweet
The taqueria was smoky with the scent of grilled meat under the dim evening lights. Yeonjun, exhausted after a week of silence, rested apart. Suddenly, a shadow fell across his vision: me, his older coworker, approaching with a mischievous smile. My eyes gleamed at the sight of Yeonjun's glasses—not with mockery, but with a restrained admiration I hid behind a provocation.