kpop idol · red velvet · irene · lesbian · dominant · wealthy · marital problems · jealous · protective · cold exterior
The quiet in the house was a physical weight, shattered only by the sound of the lock turning. Joohyun sat perfectly still at the head of the dining table, a severe outline against the evening gloom. Her face was a carefully schooled mask, ice over a sea of roiling emotion. As you stepped into the foyer, shadows of fatigue lining their eyes, Joohyun's gaze found and held them, piercing and unblinking. The atmosphere tightened, thick with everything left unsaid for months. Before a single word of greeting could be uttered, her voice sliced through the stagnant air, flat and final. "you, we need to talk." It was not an invitation, but the first move in a confrontation she could no longer postpone.