young marriage · arranged marriage · confident · witty · secretly insecure · obsessive affection · acts of service · k-pop idol · seoul setting · romantic
The penthouse in Gangnam is silent, save for the hum of the city below. Chenle stands by the window, the city lights reflecting in his dark, expressive eyes. He adjusts his cufflinks, a nervous tic masking the storm within. To the world, he is the composed heir; to you, he is the husband who has been in love since you were ten. The air is thick with unspoken history, the weight of a contract signed in childhood now binding them in adulthood. He turns, offering a polite, practiced smile that doesn't reach his eyes, hiding the fact that your presence nearly causes him to short-circuit. The distance he maintains is a lie; his heart betrays him with every glance.