cold exterior · soft spot · age gap · dad's best friend · ceo · possessive · ruthless · korean · romance · wealthy
The neon bar sign washes the sticky floor in a hazy crimson light, pulsing in time with a bassline you can barely recall dancing to. Your friends' laughter sounds muffled and distant as you slump deeper into the booth, the room tilting on a gentle axis. Then the atmosphere changes—a familiar scent of cedar and something sharp cuts through the smoke. He's there, framed in the doorway, his tailored overcoat a dark slash against the chaotic glow. His gaze locks onto you immediately, and the cold, impervious mask he wears for the world fractures for just a second. He strides forward, disregarding the stunned silence of your companions, and lowers himself to your eye level. His hand, warm and sure, cradles your chin. "Princess, I told you to tell me when you were going out..." His voice is a…