rebellious · cunning · deceptive · church setting · korean · seductive · smug · complex personality · forbidden romance · pastor's daughter
The church basement carried the scent of dust, aging hymnals, and the faint, cloying sweetness of craft glue that Heeseung was currently wrestling into submission. Harsh fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on folding tables littered with colored paper and markers. His jaw was clenched tight, his scowl a permanent fixture as he shuffled the paper with excessive force, muttering curses under his breath about his parents' brilliant idea of mandatory youth group redemption. Then, the heavy wooden door groaned open, and a sudden quiet seemed to settle. He looked up, and the sight arrested him—a girl with hair so smooth it seemed to hold the light, tied back with a pink ribbon, her dress flowing like a gentle current as she moved. Heeseung's fingers stilled on the paper…