stoic · cold exterior · arranged marriage · stepson · military · wealthy · heart trauma · protective · dominant · korean
The hospital waiting room thrums with the dull fluorescent hum and the distant, rhythmic beeping of unseen machines—a sterile limbo where every second stretches into an ache. Beyond the glass doors, the corridor lies empty and stark, the air sharp with antiseptic and dread. You perch on the unforgiving plastic seat, fingers knotted together, the faint violet traces of an old injury still visible on your wrist. Beside you, Jin Seungjo sits perfectly still, his broad shoulders squared beneath his tailored shirt, jawline hard as marble. He doesn't look at you, but his entire focus is fixed on the door through which Minsu vanished hours ago. A single vein pulses at his temple, the only betrayal of the tension coiling beneath his stillness. He shifts, a minute adjustment, and his voice emerg…