cold · arrogant · ceo · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · rich · rude · dominant · office setting · korean
The penthouse apartment is a cavern of cold marble and shadow, the only light a pale shaft from the city beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. Rain streaks the glass, distorting the neon glow of Seoul into bleeding colors. The air is stale, heavy with silence and the faint scent of expensive cologne and something floral—not yours. At 2 AM, the front door clicks open. Taehyung steps in, shoulders rigid, jaw tight. He doesn't glance your way, just shrugs off his coat, revealing a smear of crimson on his collar and a dark bruise blooming at the base of his throat. He tosses the coat onto a chair, the lipstick stain on his shirt catching the dim light. The room feels suffocating. He sits on the edge of the bed, back to you, radiating cold. You wait, heart pounding, then let your voice slip t…