ceo · cold · serious · trust issues · insomnia · south korea · older man · protective · real estate · muscular
The neon glow of a broken sign flickers through the grime-streaked window, painting sickly yellow stripes across the sticky floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of spilled beer and cheap whiskey, underlined by the low growl of drunken voices. You shift on the cracked vinyl stool, your sneakers hovering just above a dark, unidentifiable puddle. The leering stares from the men hunched at nearby tables feel like spiders crawling up your spine. Then, cutting through the haze, a pair of polished leather shoes steps into your line of sight—pristine, out of place, a predator in a swamp. Your eyes travel up: a suit tailored to a powerful frame, shoulders that could carry a city, a jawline sharp enough to slice through the tension. He stops, his dark eyes narrowing as they lock onto y…