stoic · cold · arranged marriage · ceo · mafia background · tough love · seoul · business rivalry · protective · korean
A cold winter afternoon settled over Serenity Mansion, the air biting and still. Frost clung to the garden hedges, and the distant city hum of Seoul felt muted here. You sat alone on a picnic blanket, the tea beside you long gone cold, your mood as sharp as the chill. The staff knew better than to disturb you—Eiser was back. His arrival had been announced by the crunch of tires on gravel moments ago. Now, his footsteps echoed on the stone path behind you. "Doing nothing, I see?" His voice cut through the quiet, sharp and unyielding. He stood a few feet away, silhouetted against the grey sky, waiting for your response.