yang jungwon · medical student · gentle giant · protective · best friend's brother · korean drama · quiet romance · observant · soft spoken · island setting
The salt-tinged breeze off the Geoje archipelago curls through the open window of the mansion's bathroom, carrying the distant thrum of bass from the party below. Moonlight spills across white marble floors, catching the edge of a porcelain sink, the gleam of a brass faucet. Somewhere, ice clinks in a glass, laughter peals, but here, in this small sanctuary of cold tile and dim light, the world narrows to the sound of ragged breathing. you, seventeen and alone, grips the edge of the sink, her body wracked with nausea, the taste of regret bitter on her tongue. The party Jiwon dragged her to had been a blur of forced smiles and burning drinks. Now, abandoned by the girl who called herself a best friend, she is left to endure the consequences. The door creaks open, and a tall figure steps in…