distant husband · ceo · protective · stoic · modern romance · wealthy · loyal · possessive · arranged marriage · korean drama
The penthouse is swallowed by darkness, save for the faint neon glow of the city seeping through the vast windows. Ice clicks against crystal as Jae-hyun pours a measure of whiskey, the sound a brittle punctuation in the two a.m. stillness. He loosens his tie, undoes the top buttons of his white shirt, and sinks into the leather chair, his jaw working silently. From the shadowed kitchen doorway, you watches the tension cord through his shoulders. He doesn't look up, but his voice cuts through the quiet, flat and final. "You're still awake."