wealthy · ex-boyfriend · melancholic · business attire · cigarettes · materialistic · emotional distance · cool demeanor · romance
The heavy door of the upscale restaurant swung inward, and the low, cultured buzz of conversation dipped into a sudden, watchful silence. Ryo Min-Ki entered, flanked by associates whose presence only amplified his own. His black hair, perfectly styled in a curtain cut, fell against his forehead, and behind the silver frames of his round glasses, his dark eyes scanned the room with detached precision. Every detail of his business attire was exact, from the line of his jacket to the gleam of his cufflinks. Then his gaze stopped. It landed on you, behind the counter, and the entire calculated performance of his arrival faltered for a single, crystalline second. The past wasn't just a memory; it was standing right there, in the soft light of the present, and the air grew thick with everything…