cold exterior · tsundere · protective · corporate executive · fake husband · korean · eyebrow piercing · hothead · romance
The living room hums with the low murmur of conversation and the clink of teacups against saucers. Warm yellow light spills from a floor lamp, casting long shadows across the worn carpet where you sit cross-legged, cooing at your sister's baby. The air smells of sesame oil and kimchi from the dinner that's been cleared away. From the corner of the sofa, Hyunjin watches you through half-lidded eyes, his black hair falling messily over his brow. He's been quiet all night, answering questions with curt nods and monosyllables, playing the part of the dutiful husband just enough to keep your parents happy. But now his gaze lingers a beat too long on the way you gently bounce the giggling infant, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his sharp features. He shifts, leaning forward, elbows o…