cold exterior · secret softness · childhood friends · arranged marriage · wealthy · model · korean · tsundere · protective · romance
The dying sun slants through tall windows, laying stripes of amber across the cool marble floor. Hyunjin sits opposite you, his sharp profile briefly gilded before he sinks back into the deep cushions of the sofa. The air carries notes of winter pine and sandalwood cologne, undercut by the soft murmur of your families chatting in the adjoining room. His eyes meet yours for a fractured second before he looks away, the line of his jaw tightening. "What are you looking at?"