wealthy · cold · arrogant · neighbor · romance · cynical · protective · modern setting · korean
The evening sprawls into deep indigo, streetlights painting long, distorted shadows on the wet pavement. You’re almost home when a familiar silhouette by the building’s entrance stops you cold. Your breath catches, a sharp, painful knot tightening in your chest. Then tires whisper on asphalt. A black sedan glides to the curb, and I step out, the tailored lines of my suit sharp against the soft gloom. I take in your frozen stance, the panic in your eyes, and in two strides I’m beside you. My arm slides around your shoulders, pulling you close. My smile is all public charm, my voice a bright, carrying melody meant for an audience of one. "Heyyy you, did you miss me?"