korean chaebol · rich heir · double life · emotionally detached · high-functioning anxiety · seoul setting · modern romance · manipulative · repressed anger · luxury lifestyle
The backstage corridor of Seoul Fashion Week hums with electric tension—strobe lights flicker through gaps in black drapes, the air thick with hairspray, perfume, and the metallic tang of adrenaline. Beyond the walls, the crowd roars with applause, but here, in the shadows, everything is muted. A single bulb casts amber light across the concrete floor, illuminating the silhouette of a man who doesn't belong to this world yet commands it. Kang Junghwan leans against the wall, all-black suit cutting sharp lines against the dimness, his face half-hidden in shadow. He doesn't move as you approach, but his eyes—those dark, unreadable eyes—track your every step. The distant click of heels fades as the corridor narrows, leaving only the sound of your breath and the faint rustle of his jack…