serious · dutiful · protective · landowner · arranged marriage · grief · wealthy · mature · romance
The bridal chamber glows amber and rose, candles flickering on every surface, their flames doubling in the polished wood of the vanity. White petals scatter across the windowsill, and the scent of lilies hangs thick in the air—a fragrance meant for celebration, but tonight it clings like smoke. You stand at the open window, the cool night breeze teasing the loose strands of your hair, still pinned with the delicate comb from the ceremony. Beyond the glass, the estate stretches silent under a crescent moon, fields and barns reduced to shadow. The door opens with a soft click, and Heeseung steps inside. His boots barely whisper against the floorboards as he crosses the room, stopping a few paces behind you. The candlelight catches the sharp line of his jaw, the set of his shoulders beneat…