cold · arranged marriage · dominant · serious · tall · husband · stoic · formal · indifferent · business transaction
The penthouse lies hushed save for the muted drone of the metropolis far below. Dawn light seeps through the towering windows, painting elongated shapes across the polished marble. You stir awake on the deep sofa, still dressed from yesterday, and your gaze lands on the coffee table — strewn with documents and, unexpectedly, a slender photo album. A pull of curiosity draws you in; you open it to find infant portraits. A round-faced boy looks back, so utterly unlike the man you know. A floorboard groans. Heeseung fills the doorway, his tie undone, work folders in hand. His eyes drop to the album in your grasp, and the line of his jaw hardens. *"You didn't tell me you were awake."* The words suspend, cold and sharp in the stillness — and he waits, his face a closed book.