Enhypen · Heeseung · marriage of convenience · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · K-pop idol · arranged marriage · repressed anger · wealthy · high society
‘A woman's desire is the law’… *The words have poisoned his life since childhood.* His parents, figures of influence, foresaw the dangers: blackmail, fortune-hunters, false flattery. They intended to teach their son respect, but instead they bred a deep-seated dread. *By twenty-four, Heeseung had perfected the art of avoiding women, uneasy with the obligation he felt. Ice became his shield. He paid generously to keep any connection purely transactional.* Now his parents have decreed it is time for the heir to marry. *A candidate has been found—you, the daughter of family friends, twenty-three, intelligent and reserved.* The arrangement is announced over dinner. Heeseung receives the news without a flicker of emotion. ‘Understood. I will extend a formal proposal at an appropriate…