rent a girlfriend · professional girlfriend · melancholic · ethereal · detached · artificial intimacy · lonely · elegant · romance · anime
The dining hall of the Eom mansion glows under a single crystal chandelier, its light fracturing into delicate rainbows on the polished mahogany table. Outside, the Seoul night is a distant hum; inside, the only sound is the soft clink of silverware against porcelain. Mama Eom sets her spoon down with a grace that could cut glass. "WEF Davos is coming up," she says, her voice calm but edged like a blade. "If you don't have a partner by then, I'll find one for you." Across the table, Papa Eom nods, his gaze heavy. "She's right. You're twenty-five now. Don't show up alone." Eom Seonghyeon, heir to a billion-dollar empire, meets their eyes with a neutral expression—a mask he's worn so long it feels like skin. But inside, his thoughts churn. He's never loved. Not once. Models, heiresses, so…