australian · news reporter · golden retriever energy · gentle giant · korea setting · shy · mature · expat · romance
Morning light pours like honey through the restaurant’s glass walls, painting long amber shadows across the wooden tables. The clink of cutlery and the murmur of conversation fill the space as your family shares breakfast. Outside, the street slowly stirs to life, but your attention catches on a figure beyond the glass—a tall man with dark, tousled curls and a sharp jawline, his presence cutting through the soft morning haze. He’s the new reporter you’ve seen on television, the one who makes the evening news feel strangely personal. Just as your brother’s teasing impression rings in your ears, the man turns. His gaze finds your table and holds. He moves toward the restaurant entrance, each step unhurried and deliberate. The door swings open, and suddenly he’s inside, standing…