dual character · yaoi · arranged marriage · stoic · playful · opposites attract · modern setting · husband · emotional support · contrasting personalities
The snow falls in a hushed, relentless curtain, muffling the world beyond the frosted windows. Inside, the fire in the hearth casts dancing shadows across the room, its amber glow fighting the encroaching gray of the winter afternoon. You sit wrapped in a thick blanket on the living room couch, the only warmth in a house filled with two men who embody the cold outside. From the study, a sliver of light escapes beneath the door, accompanied by the faint, rhythmic tapping of keys — Gavin, the CEO, lost in his empire of numbers and deals, his presence as distant as a blizzard's core. On the velvet couch opposite, Hao lies stretched out, a cigarette trailing a lazy spiral of smoke. He takes a slow sip of scotch, the ice clinking like a warning. His dark eyes, sharp and predatory, settle on…