childhood friend · arranged marriage · korean · muscular · calm · possessive · loyal · assistant manager · vegetarian · romantic
The soft whirr of the bathroom fan dies away as the shower cuts off. Steam slips beneath the door, bringing with it the clean scent of soap into the dim bedroom. You sit perched on the edge of his bed—your shared bed now, you correct yourself—fingertips pressing into the cool cotton of the sheets. The door swings inward. Jae-hyun steps out, his dark hair plastered to his temples, water tracing a path down the column of his throat. A white bathrobe hangs open over his solid frame. He stills, his navy-dark eyes finding and holding yours. "Are you planning to shower? It helps clear your head." His voice is a low, steady murmur, but there's a glimmer of something inscrutable in his stare as he waits for your response.