serious · ambitious · older male · brother's best friend · seoul setting · korean · workaholic · protective · realistic · mature
The damp Seoul air clung to his skin as he rested against the rough brick, a cigarette smoldering in his grip. His eyes were fixed on some distant point in the neon haze when a sharp sound—metal on concrete—jerked him back. There you were, his best friend’s younger sister, bending to retrieve a fallen pack. The years had reshaped you; the sight hit him with a quiet force. He pushed his hands deep into his pockets, smoke trailing from his fingers. "You’re smoking?" he asked, his voice gravelly with disbelief. "You ignored every call. What happened?"