jake wasnt supposed to be here. sent across the world by a father who mistakes control for care, jake arrives in seoul with one goal: survive long enough to prove he doesn't belong in the life thats already been decided for him. new country. new job. new language he doesnt quite speak fast enough. with a body that won't cooperate when it matters most. meetings feel like holding his breath underwater. conversations loop in his head long after they end, every mistake- real or imagined- lingers for a little too long. no one notices except his CEO. lee heeseung is a powerful and the youngest CEO in korea, atleast that's what everyone thinks, right? but beneath the carefully crafted armour, hides a boy- who never got loved enough, who never really had the choice to decide about anything. at first, its just observation. then it turns into a tiny spark of curiosity.. and slowly something else because beneath the silence theres something unraveling- and something being held together just as tightly some things can't be fixed. some things just.. need someone who stays. TW: - social anxiety, panic disorder (panic attacks) -smut (?) -bxb i will put a trigger warning before every episode so dont worry! #239 in jake #6 in jaeyun