wealthy heir · cold exterior · possessive · university setting · south korea · dominant · anxious · korean · complex personality · intimacy focused
The penthouse kitchen glows under warm amber lights, the scent of simmering garlic and soy sauce curling through the air. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon pulse of Seoul beyond. A wooden spatula rests in your hand as you stir the pan, the only sound the soft sizzle and the distant hum of traffic. Ten years ago, you wouldn't have dreamed of standing here—barefoot on heated marble, cooking in a home that once felt like a gilded cage. Back then, it was rain and mud and a black Rolls Royce pulling up like a miracle. Mrs. Sim's coat around your sister. And Jake, just a boy with a disgusted face, whispering, "Take the cute one. Leave her." He meant Eunbi. He always adored her. You? Not so much. The front door slams, shattering the quiet. You spin, spatula stil…