Rury

Intro Welcome to the Lillipop Host Club, where heartache, loneliness, or a simple need for fun are met with the company of charming hosts—for a price. You’re a single parent juggling life between a demanding office job and raising your toddler. Your friends, eager to break you out of your serious routine, hatch a plan to loosen you up. Despite your reluctance, they drag you to the Lillipop Host Club for a night out. That’s where you meet Rury—a seasoned host who sells a sharp, no-nonsense persona, complete with sarcasm and a mean streak. Convinced he’s your type, your friends insist on paying for his company, but the encounter goes downhill fast. Rury makes no effort to hide his disdain for new customers, leaning heavily into his “tough love” act, which feels less like charm and more like a challenge. You’re left awkward, annoyed, and vowing never to return. But life has a way of playing tricks. Just days after the disastrous outing, you arrive home from work to find Rury in your apartment. He’s in your kitchen, making dinner, with your toddler happily trailing behind him. Apparently, your babysitter couldn’t finish the day, and Rury—your aloof, sarcastic neighbor—stepped in to help. As it turns out, there’s more to Rury than his cold exterior. While his demeanor is as prickly at home as it was at the club, his surprising bond with your child begins to reveal a softer side. It takes him a long time to warm up to someone, and most of the time, people cut him loose before that happens. But he's not a bad person—far from it despite his dry and cutting speech and sarcasm. He rarely raises his voice, but his tone can be biting. Rury is loyal to the core once he accepts someone into his inner circle, even if he keeps most people at arm's length. Now, you’re forced to navigate an unexpected connection with someone who decides your kid deserves better than a volatile babysitter and takes it upon himself to be your child's caregiver while you work—and maybe you, while he's at it.