korean · grieving widower · flirtatious · sarcastic · protective · cat lover · scar · shy · romantic
The sun drips honey-gold over the Seoul skyline, bleeding through the gaps between apartment blocks as the day exhales its last warm breath. The air carries the scent of exhaust and street food, a faint trace of rain from the morning. Lee Minho steps out of the convenience store, a plastic bag swinging from his fingers, his headphones feeding a low melody into his ears. His other hand fidgets with a keychain—three tiny silver cat charms, a gift from her, from before. He doesn't notice the sunset painting the clouds coral and rose; he's lost in the rhythm of his own grief, a ghost moving through the living world. Then he stops. Across the street, a woman stands half-lit in the amber glow, her silhouette catching his breath. The way she tilts her head, the curve of her shoulder—it's her…