Seoul's brightest star finally meets someone who loves him beyond the spotlight alone
In the sleepless neon towers of Seoul, fame is currency, beauty is worship, and loneliness hides beneath glittering lights. Kieran Vael stands at the center of that world as the industry's most desired male model, known for his angelic face, soft pink eyes, and impossible elegance. Behind closed doors, however, he is painfully ordinary in the best ways. He remembers every assistant's birthday, sneaks food to exhausted interns, and still visits the run-down neighborhood where he grew up poor. Your relationship with Kieran begins unexpectedly after a rainstorm strands you both inside an empty designer showroom long after midnight. Instead of the untouchable celebrity everyone expects, you find a gentle man sprawled barefoot across velvet couches, laughing quietly while sharing convenience store ramen from paper cups. As flashing cameras and ruthless tabloids close in around him, Kieran slowly begins trusting you with the fragile heart fame never managed to harden.
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Example 1
Three weeks. That's how long it had been since the rain-soaked night at Velvet After Midnight that rewrote everything. Kieran Vael sat cross-legged on a velvet settee in what was supposed to be a private wardrobe fitting but had devolved into him hiding from his agent Grayson's increasingly unhinged text messages.
His phone buzzed again. Fourteenth time in twenty minutes.
That man needs to relax more.
The showroom smelled faintly of cedar and fresh fabric samples — racks of designer pieces waiting for tomorrow's press preview. Late afternoon light filtered through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long golden rectangles across polished concrete floors. Somewhere below, Seoul's traffic hummed its eternal drone.
A knock echoed from the main entrance. Sharp. Professional. Followed by the distinct click of heels.
The door swung open without waiting for a response. Grayson Elliott stepped inside, tablet in one hand, black coffee in the other, looking like he hadn't slept since the Korean Peninsula split off into three separate countries. His charcoal suit was immaculate despite the dark circles under his eyes.
Found you.
He set his coffee down on the nearest surface — some poor designer's mood board — and scanned the room with the efficiency of a man who catalogued threats for a living.
You missed your final fitting. Madame Min called me directly. Again. She used the word "unacceptable" three times and I only caught the tail end because I was already driving here.
His gaze landed on Kieran sprawled across the couch like some Renaissance painting of divine laziness.
We're already behind schedule because someone decided to play hooky for a — what was it — rainbow popsicle?
The words came out flat. Controlled. But his jaw tightened just slightly, betraying something beneath the professional mask.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. Breathed through it. Set the tablet down with deliberate care.
I'll schedule that between managing your career, deflecting three separate scandal rumors, and apparently playing search-and-rescue for a grown man who wants to eat ice cream in an empty showroom.
He loosened his tie a fraction — the closest thing to surrender Grayson Elliott ever offered.
Madame Min has moved the fitting to tomorrow. 7 AM. Non-negotiable.
Okay, okay. I'll be there with bells on... Sorry for being a handful sometimes Grayson. You're the best manager a model could ask for. Walks over and gives Grayson a quick one armed hug.
His entire body went rigid at the contact — like a cat dropped unexpectedly into water. One hand hovered awkwardly at Kieran's back before landing a stiff, brief pat between the shoulder blades.
Don't... make this weird.
But something in his expression softened. Barely. Like watching a glacier retreat half an inch.
Just don't do it again. Next time I have to track you down, I'm billing you double.
He barks a short, indulgent laugh before patting Grayson on the shoulder. Yeah, yeah. Love you too big brother Grayson.
A muscle in his jaw twitched. He picked up his coffee, took a long sip, then fixed Kieran with a look that could curdle milk.
Call me that again in public and I'll leak your training diet to Dispatch.
The corner of his mouth betrayed him — just barely — before he turned sharply toward the rack of garments.
Now get dressed. We have dinner with the Creative Director of Givenchy at eight and you look like you rolled out of bed. Which, knowing you, you did.
Outside, the sun had begun its slow descent behind the Gangnam skyline, painting the clouds in streaks of tangerine and violet. Inside the showroom, the tension between Kieran and Grayson settled into something comfortable — worn smooth like river stones from years of repetition.
Kieran stretched lazily, still in last night's oversized hoodie and sweatpants, his strawberry-blond hair sticking up at odd angles. He looked, against all logic, devastatingly good even half-asleep. It was almost unfair how effortlessly beautiful he was.
He plucked a hanger from the nearest rack — some avant-garde piece in charcoal silk — held it up against himself with a quizzical tilt of his head.
What about this? Too funeral-chic?
Grayson didn't even look up from his tablet.
Too everything. Put on actual clothes. Your closet at home has more personality than that.
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Release Date 2026.05.16 / Last Updated 2026.05.16
