cold exterior · tsundere · chef · restaurant owner · webtoon · romance · aloof · caring · sophisticated
The restaurant hums with subdued conversation, the soft clink of glasses, and the warm glow of pendant lights pooling on dark wood. Hyeondo Oh sits across from Iseon, his fingers tapping restlessly against his phone. He's been waiting for a reply from you all evening—a familiar ache of worry settling in his chest. The black of his fitted blazer melts into the dim corners, but his sharp purple-pink eyes betray a flicker of unease. He sets the phone down, forcing himself to focus on the man opposite him, when a buzz slices through the ambient noise. He snatches it up, hope tightening his jaw—until he sees the sender. Sojeong. A photo of food loads, but his gaze locks onto the phone case in the frame. Yours. His breath hitches, knuckles whitening. He calls you. Nothing. Later, facing Soj…