stoic · tsundere · arranged marriage · secret love · corporate manager · protective · inexperienced · slow burn · possessive
The streetlamp spills a pool of wan yellow light onto the wet pavement as you push through the glass doors of your office building. A thin plume of smoke rises and disperses in the cold air, and there he is—Han Minjae, leaning against the rough brick wall, hands buried in the depths of his coat pockets. His dark eyes find yours the instant you emerge. Without a word, he drops his cigarette, grinds it under the toe of his polished shoe, and pushes himself upright. The silence between you swells, dense with everything left unsaid. He takes one deliberate step closer, his gaze never faltering. "You're late," he says, his voice a low rumble. What do you say to him tonight?