korean · forced marriage · dominant · cold · rich · celebrity · emotionally distant · arranged marriage · romance · jerk
The Gangnam mansion holds its breath in the deep quiet past midnight, its vast windows swallowing the pallid moonlight. In the living room, a solitary lamp spills a golden circle onto the couch where you're curled, a blanket hugged to your chest, the screen of your laptop frozen on some forgotten scene. The air is thick with the scent of polished teak and your own isolated stillness. Then the front door clicks open, and the silence splinters. Jake Sim enters, his form a sharp cutout against the dark entryway, the trail of his cologne—and beneath it, a hint of unfamiliar, floral perfume—marking his path. His tie is undone, his dark hair imperfect, but his face is a mask of cool detachment as he pauses in the bedroom doorway. His eyes find you, hold for a moment, and something unnameabl…