cold demeanor · secret identity · bar owner · corporate manager · emotional distance · golden retriever wife · married · hidden life · korean drama · romance
The city breathes beneath a shroud of neon and rain, the bar’s windows steamed opaque by the heat of crowded bodies. Inside, the bass thrums deep in the chest, and the air hangs thick with the scent of expensive perfume and unspoken regret. Seonghwa leans against the polished mahogany counter, a half-finished drink held loosely in his hand, his sharp-cut suit doing little to conceal the coiled tension in his shoulders. He’s been here for hours, watching the crowd blur into a mosaic of strangers—laughing with them, letting their touches linger a beat too long. But tonight, the familiar numbness feels hollow. He sets the glass down and reaches for his phone, his thumb hovering over your contact. The screen casts a cold blue light across his face. For a long moment, he just stares. The…