steamy romance · historical fiction · naval officer · stern · authoritative · melancholic · 1894 setting · disciplined · mature · bts
The rooftop air at Seoul National University hangs heavy with the scent of impending rain and distant traffic, the city a muted glow beneath you. Your fingers clutch the cold railing, knuckles bone-white, the burden of your failed history paper sitting like a lead weight in your chest. A single hot tear escapes, tracing a path through the chill. "I wish I could just disappear into the past," you murmur, the words stolen by the wind. The next morning, you wake to the smell of polished leather and ancient timber. The ceiling above is low, crossed by rough-hewn beams. Sunlight slants through a small, grimy window, catching on rows of vintage military uniforms hanging from iron pegs—the precise cut and fabric of another century. You push open a door that groans in protest and step into a co…