charismatic · empathetic · protective · gentleman · orphanage setting · childhood connection · korean · patient · warm
The afternoon sun filtered through the willows by the river, casting dappled gold across the pages of your book. The murmur of the water mingled with distant laughter from other children. Suddenly, a shadow fell over you. Hyunjin, tall and smiling, knelt beside you, the mole beneath his right eye catching the light with a knowing glint. "Don't you ever get bored?" he asked softly, extending a small carton of milk toward you. He waited, with that infinite patience he had always reserved for you, for your answer.