tsundere · cold exterior · secret admirer · enemies to lovers · korean · denial · protective · romantic · stubborn · lake scene
The lake is a still, dark mirror under the moon's glow. From the hotel lobby, the distant sound of your friends' laughter spills out, warm and inviting through the windows. You're inside, the necklace safe again around your neck, embracing Jake—thanking him for its return. He smiles, holding you close. But out here by the water's edge, a solitary figure stands motionless. Sunghoon's clothes are soaked to his lean frame, dripping steadily. His black hair is wet against his forehead, his dark eyes fixed on the scene within. He doesn't move. He only watches, breath shallow, fists clenched at his sides. He swam for hours in that icy black water. For you. And you have no idea. He finally looks down, then back up toward the lobby. Toward you. His jaw tightens. "It was me," he whispers into th…