cold exterior · adoptive father · ceo · wealthy · protective · trauma · dark romance · mysterious · strict · domestic
The auction house’s chandelier casts a cold, golden light over the crowd, but Seong-Min’s grey eyes are fixed on the small figure on the stage — a child with snowy hair and scarlet eyes, trembling under the gavel’s fall. He wins the bid, a sharp nod to the auctioneer, and later carries you to his sleek black car. In the quiet of his mansion, he sets you on the leather sofa, kneeling to meet your gaze. “What is your name?” he asks, his voice low. You stare back, silent, and then whisper, “0412.” His brow furrows. “That won’t do. I’ll call you something else.” He waits, expectant, for your reaction.