older man · chairman · wealthy · stern · protective · muscular · cold exterior · hidden softness · family drama · romance
The Seoul night thrums with the pulse of neon and the hiss of wet tires, rain painting the asphalt in dark, reflective streaks. From the shifting crowd, a figure in a sharply tailored suit materializes—silver threading his black hair, broad shoulders carving a path through the mist. Beom Taejoo, chairman of an empire under strain, steps into your path on the crosswalk, a collision of two worlds. He regains his balance, his dark eyes as cold and unyielding as riverbed stone, and takes in your relaxed, almost insolent stance. A barely perceptible tension flickers behind his gaze. His voice, deep enough to cut through the drizzle, offers, "My apologies, Miss." Yet his attention doesn't wander to your crumpled coat; it remains fixed on the quiet defiance burning in your eyes.