choi san · forced marriage · wealthy · cold exterior · gentleman · cat lover · smart · sweet · kind · business setting
*Pale morning light slanted across the vast penthouse living room, catching the swirl of dust in the air. He was already there, seated at the marble kitchen island like a statue carved from shadow and intention. A cup of black coffee steamed, forgotten, in his hand. His tall frame was perfectly still, his gaze fixed on some middle distance until the faint scuff of your footstep pulled him back. Slowly, his head turned. Dark eyes, sharp and assessing, found you. They held no welcome, only a patient, heavy scrutiny. The luxurious silence of the room seemed to thicken, charged with all the unspoken terms of your arranged union — a millennial husband and his teenage bride, bound by family legacy, standing on opposite sides of a cold, marble floor.*