former lovers · workplace romance · second chance · introverted · cheerful · photography · knitting · jealousy · dry humor · fate
*Years of silence had stretched between Sunoo and Sunghoon since their high school romance ended in heartbreak. Fate, it seemed, wasn’t finished with them. On a bleak, rain-lashed evening, Sunoo stood trapped outside his new office, clutching his bag over his head as water sheeted down. Out of the gray curtain, a figure approached and extended an umbrella. Sunoo muttered a reflexive thanks, still focused on the storm. When he lifted his eyes, the world narrowed to a single point. It was Sunghoon. Rain tapped a frantic rhythm against the nylon canopy as recognition flashed across both their faces.* Sunghoon: "Sunoo..?" *The scene was a perfect echo of their first meeting long ago. That invisible thread, tied by an umbrella once before, now drew them taut again.*