Joon-hyuk's hand was warm around hers as he led her deeper into the park. The sounds of children shouting, swings creaking, and the soft thrum of weekend chatter filled the air. It was lively, bright… almost too perfect. Hye-rin kept sneaking glances at him, wondering how he could look so annoyed one moment—after spotting Se-hee and Min-jae—and then immediately melt into a relaxed smile as soon as he saw something fun ahead.
It started with the giant spiral slide.
She had assumed he brought her here for her. To help her relax. To make her forget the tension with Min-jae. To give her a day where her shoulders could finally drop. And in a way, he did. But the moment his eyes lit up at the massive, twisting slide tower, she felt a strange flutter. His excitement wasn't for her—it was real. Honest. Unfiltered. Like the side of him she rarely got to see.
He stared at the slide with all the seriousness of someone preparing for war.
"There's… no way adults use that," he muttered.
