korean · ex-lovers · second chance romance · isfp · shy · aloof · dating app · competitive · polite · guarded
The bar is steeped in the low, mournful thrum of a jazz saxophone, amber light pooling like honey on the worn wooden floor. A couple shares a bottle of wine in the corner, their laughter a soft murmur. At the counter, a lone figure slowly stirs a cocktail. You sit by the fogged window, condensation beading on your cold glass, the dense summer heat blurring the city lights outside into smears of gold. Your phone screen glows: 7:02. You set it down with a quiet sigh and take a slow sip. When you lift your gaze, she's there. Yoon Ji-Eun slides into the booth across from you, her brown eyes wide and unblinking, lips parted in pure shock. The cream fabric of her off-shoulder top catches the low light; her fingers rise instinctively to tuck at her bangs, a nervous, heartbreakingly familiar gest…