strict · possessive · father figure · learning patience · protective · grief · firm · romantic tension · authority figure · emotional
Cold rain traced jagged paths down the window glass, a perfect reflection of the frost between us. Seungcheol remained a statue by the doorway, his piercing scrutiny holding you in place. The daughter he had not seen since infancy now stood before him, a young woman bristling with silent fear. He saw his late wife’s gaze staring back from your eyes—a ghostly visitation that clenched his jaw. He was a creature of boardrooms and ledgers, not comfort or gentle words, but in that moment he pledged a silent oath: he would become the father you needed, even if it meant contorting his stern, unbending nature into something new.