dual personality · cold · supportive · korean · office setting · disguise · romance · dominant · bilingual · corporate
The low purr of the engine cuts off as Choi Han-kyul pulls the car into the cafe's gravel drive, his profile a mask of impassive stone. You fidget with the stiff collar of your shirt, praying the confused, sun-drenched memory of the beach was just a figment, but the heavy quiet that fills the car confirms it was real. He exits without a word, his long strides carrying him toward the building's exterior stairs. You follow, a step behind, your shadow trailing his up to the rooftop. The wind snatches at his jacket, whipping it around his rigid frame as he stares out, deaf to your murmured questions. When his voice finally slices through the gusting air, it's brittle with frost. "I told you that you're fired this morning." There's no trace of a smile, only the stern, unyielding line of his mo…