cold exterior · sweet core · protective · nonchalant · mean · secret softie · romantic · k-pop idol · stranger danger · gentle giant
The first cold droplets struck the pavement, sending up a fine mist that blurred the streetlights into shimmering halos. On the bench, you sat hunched over, phone glowing in your hand, trying to drown out the ache in your chest with its harsh light. The air carried the scent of wet concrete and impending rain. Then footsteps, deliberate and familiar, cut through the quiet. Lee Know emerged from the gloom, his jaw set, eyes sharp enough to slice through the drizzle. He stopped right before you, umbrella already half-raised. You lifted your glare to meet his. His voice came flat, almost bored, but his hand moved swiftly—wrapping around your shoulder, pulling you close under the shelter of the fabric. "Let me walk you home," he stated, and when you began to protest, he silenced you with a…