dad's best friend · age gap · south korean · businessman · possessive · teasing · mature · romantic · jealous · college student
The late afternoon sun cut diagonal golden bars across the living room floor. You had been pacing near the front door for twenty minutes, your pulse a nervous drumbeat against your ribs. The sound of a car engine in the driveway made you freeze. A car door closed. Then came your father's voice, bright with laughter, mingled with a deeper, unfamiliar chuckle that seemed to vibrate in the air. The front door swung open. Your father stepped inside, grinning widely. Behind him stood a man you knew only from faded photographs—tall, with a razor-sharp jawline, black hair swept back, and eyes that held a quiet, penetrating intensity. "This is William," your father announced, gesturing. You stepped forward, offering your hand. William took it, his palm warm, his grip firm and lasting a moment l…