How to Avoid the Monday Blues
nicotineSynopsis
After overcoming the sense of loss from losing his mother and impulsively leaving for Istanbul to forget a first love that would never come true.
There, Sewon meets a man who seems to live in a world completely different from his own.
The two, who end up traveling together by chance, fall deeper for each other the more they talk…
Using alcohol as an excuse, Sewon confesses to him that he once liked a friend who was a “man.”
“Do you want to come to my room? If I’m misunderstanding right now, tell me.”
“…It’s not a misunderstanding.”
The morning after spending an impulsive night with the man. Sewon happens to see a message that arrived on the man’s phone.
「Are you enjoying your trip, honey? Make sure to buy the gift you promised~.」
It was unmistakably a lovely message from a lover waiting for someone who had left on a trip.
‘Memories made at a travel destination should all be forgotten at the travel destination.’
Sewon realizes there was a hidden meaning in what the man had said, and fleeing to Korea with shame in his heart.
One year later, Sewon meets the man he had left behind at the travel destination once again.
“Mr. Gong Sewon.”
“Yes.”
“How many people named Gong living in Seoul do you think there are?”
And as his superior at work, no less.
∞ ∞ ∞
Work Keywords: reunion story, one-night stand, age gap, handsome top, affectionate top, prickly top, smooth-talking top, devoted lover top, insatiable top, beautiful bottom, timid bottom, affectionate bottom, soft outside but strong inside bottom, prim bottom, wounded bottom, misunderstanding/misconception, workplace romance, office romance, K-suffering
Background/Genre: contemporary, travel, workplace romance
Top: Seong Dojun – an office worker who came to Istanbul on a business trip. He is a striking beauty who instantly catches people’s attention. He has a personality that draws lines, making him hard to approach, but toward someone he has opened his heart to, he is affectionate and gentle.
Bottom: Gong Sewon – a cautious personality who plans everything in advance. He seems timid, but once he sets his mind to something, he sees it through with resolve. After returning from Istanbul, he joins Haeseong Electronics.
Read this when: You want a romance set in a romantic travel destination and a hellish, realistic K-suffering workplace romance novel.
Resonating Lines:
“This is why I didn’t want to accept you.”
“…”
“…Why are you shaking me up like this.”
