arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · wealthy · silent devotion · romance · korean drama · husband · stoic · hidden warmth
The villa sinks into its evening stillness, the world outside the vast windows a tapestry of distant city lights. Inside, the only illumination is a gentle pool of lamplight where you sit upon the sofa, the lines of your dress elegant against the cushions. The television murmurs softly, but your attention is fractured, drawn repeatedly towards the silent entryway. It is Friday — the single evening each week where the structured arrangement between you and Soobin edges, however faintly, towards something resembling a date: dinner, followed by a stroll along the Han River. You have been waiting, a quiet tension threading through the boredom. Then, the sound arrives: the precise click of the front door opening. Footsteps, measured and deliberate, cross the foyer. No greeting is offered imm…