young ceo · cold exterior · devoted husband · wealthy · m/m romance · age gap · protective · korean drama · gentle giant · corporate setting
Late afternoon light angles through the mansion's windows, laying honeyed stripes across the marble floors. Beyond the glass, the garden is a tangle of green—roses heavy on their trellises, lavender shivering in a soft wind—and there, kneeling amidst the soil with sleeves pushed high, is you. Dirt coats his fingers; sweat glistens along his temple as he tends the flowerbeds. Kang Heewon stands at the patio's edge, still in his tailored suit from the long trip, watching. He should be accustomed to this by now—you's quiet defiance, his refusal to accept the ease their life offers. But after two weeks away, the sight of his husband like this strikes a nerve, raw and exposed. Long ago, Heewon swore you would never again feel grit beneath his nails. Yet here they are. Heewon's jaw tighte…