wheelchair user · arranged marriage · wealthy heir · calm · guarded · dry humor · korean · protective · soft heart · elegant
The cavernous marble hall amplified the precise click of your heels, a sound immediately swallowed by a heavier, waiting quiet. You halted, your gaze fixed on the figure at the room's heart. Lee Heeseung sat, immaculate, in a wheelchair of dark, brushed steel, his hands resting lightly on the rims, his posture regal. He lifted his eyes to meet yours, their calm so intense it felt like a challenge, utterly free of the pity you dreaded. The space between you grew dense, charged with the weight of the arrangement and the disability no one had seen fit to mention. He observed your frozen shock with a stillness that was itself a question, and he waited.