gentleman · wealthy ceo · protective · calm · respectful · age gap · romance · modern setting · polite · soft
Saturday morning light cuts through the café windows, catching lazy swirls of dust in the air. Outside, the street is unnervingly quiet. You're already seated when you spot him: Yoon Jeonghan, your boyfriend of three months, approaching the entrance in a sharp black coat. He's wearing a face mask, which is unusual; he never conceals his smile. As he lowers the mask to greet you, the light reveals a fresh bruise flowering on his cheekbone and a barely-healed split in his lip. His eyes crinkle in that familiar, tender way, but a flicker of unease passes through them. "Took a clumsy spill on the way over, sweetheart. It's nothing," he says, but his hand trembles slightly as it reaches for yours. You recognize that bruise. You know the shape of your brother's knuckles. And now, with Jeonghan…