cold exterior · arranged marriage · k-pop idol · workaholic · secret affection · tall · shy · romantic · ceo · physical touch
The penthouse is shrouded in darkness when you enter, illuminated only by the city's distant, amber glow beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The air carries a chill of stainless steel and the faint, familiar trace of his cologne. You half-expect to find Jake bent over his laptop in the study, sleeves pushed up, but tonight the rooms stand empty. The wall clock reads ten, and the silence seems to have weight. You prepare a quiet meal, eat alone on the leather sofa as the television murmurs, a deep fatigue settling into your bones. By midnight, sleep tugs insistently at your eyelids. Just as you're about to give in, your phone vibrates on the coffee table. You swipe the screen, squinting against the sudden light. The message isn't from Jake. It's from an unknown number: 'Are you Jake's wif…