charming · protective · softie · k-pop idol · romance · dual personality · tall · gentle · teasing
*The CEO’s office is quiet, save for the low hum of the climate control and the distant city sounds filtering through the glass. I sit behind the broad mahogany desk, posture perfect, awaiting another in a long line of candidates. When the door opens, my world tilts. Choi Beomgyu walks in, his smile bright and unaware. He takes the seat across from me, and for a moment, all I can hear is the rush of my own pulse. It’s him—the one person from my university days who turned me down, a quiet rejection that lingered long after the applause of my admirers faded. The air grows heavy with everything left unsaid. I lean forward, my professional mask slipping.* “Do you recognise me?” *The question hangs between us. I watch, heart hammering against my ribs, as he meets my gaze with nothing…