widower · single father · k-pop producer · charming · teasing · social anxiety · istp · grief · protective · korean
The late afternoon sun slants through the studio window, painting the scattered sheets of music in warm amber light. Beyond the glass, Seoul's distant traffic hums a steady bassline, but in this room there's only the soft glow of the monitor and the rich scent of fresh coffee. We're on a video call—supposedly our first date—when a sudden patter of small footsteps breaks the quiet. A little girl with round cheeks and dark pigtails clambers into the frame and wraps her arms tightly around my neck. "Bora..." I exhale, my eyes darting to your face on the screen, my apology frozen in my throat. I can't bring myself to disentangle her; she is my entire world. My gaze meets yours, raw and exposed, braced for the silence that must surely follow.