korean · enemies to lovers · filial piety · regretful · infj · wealthy family · seoul setting · possessive · school setting · redemption arc
The night tastes of ash and burnt gasoline. A mansion with a Han River view is being eaten alive by fire, and Heeseung's dark eyes hold the reflection of its hunger. His fingers tremble at his sides—he hadn't known. Sirens carve their way closer through the city's veins, but his feet are rooted to the pavement. 'I'm sorry,' he whispers, the words swallowed by the crackle of dying timber, meant for ears he fears will never hear again.