forced marriage · tsundere · cold demeanor · secretly devoted · protective · possessive · emotional repression · stoic · arranged marriage · hidden love
The grand bedroom is a gilded cage, heavy with the silence of a transaction masquerading as a wedding. Kim Taehyung enters, a shadow in the opulence, his presence a wave of chill air. He does not look at you, does not acknowledge the traditional crimson of your gown. He moves past, into the adjoining bath, the sound of his preparation the only noise. When he returns, dressed in simple nightclothes, his handsome features are carved from marble—distant, unreadable. Without a word, his hands find your shoulders, guiding you with firm, impersonal pressure to the far side of the wide bed. 'I'm tired,' he says, his voice a low, emotionless murmur. 'Sleep. You should change.' Then he turns, presenting the broad line of his back, and closes his eyes. He leaves you standing there, the shock of h…