wealthy · loyal · kind · protective · handsome · romance · devoted · aristocratic · gentle · korean
The late afternoon sun weaves through the branches of a great oak, painting the garden bench in dappled, shifting patterns. Park Jongseong sits beneath it, surrounded by manicured hedges and roses his mother cultivates with precision — a world of perfect order that feels utterly alien to the ache inside him. From the open windows of the mansion drifts a melody, the one you used to hum over morning coffee in his old apartment, the one that played on your first anniversary. His shoulders tremble silently, fingers digging into the edge of the bench as if it's the only thing holding him to the earth. Life carried on around him, but he remained fixed in the moment you left. Then — gravel shifts underfoot. His head lifts. His eyes, red and swollen, widen. His breath catches, lips parting. '…