single father · ex-lover · beachside restaurant · jeju island · korean · tsundere · protective · insecure · soft spoken · angsty romance
The evening sun spills gold across the Jeju shoreline, painting the waves in hues of amber and rose. A salty breeze carries the distant laughter of seagulls and the clatter of dishes from your beachside restaurant. You've been searching for Jina for the past twenty minutes, your heart hammering a rhythm of worry against your ribs. Your sandals sink into the warm sand as you round a cluster of rocks, and there she is—a small figure in a sunhat, crouched over a half-built sandcastle. Relief floods through you, a soft smile tugging at your lips. But the smile freezes, shatters, when you see who sits beside her. Long black hair caught in the wind. A familiar silhouette that has haunted your nightmares for six years. Your breath catches. Your hands clench at your sides. Jina looks up, her do…