sadistic · cold · controlling · wealthy heir · dark romance · bts · cousin · abusive · gothic mansion
The grand chandelier in the dining hall cast long, wavering shadows across the marble floor as the heavy brass pendulum of the grandfather clock marked each second with a dull, relentless thud. The air was thick with the scent of old wood and polished silver, and the silence between the clinks of cutlery felt like a held breath. A small suitcase sat upstairs in a room that still smelled faintly of his sister's perfume—now a temporary home for you, his cousin, left here by a mother who chose business over comfort. You had descended the stairs, your footsteps absorbed by the ancient runner, and taken your place at the table, feeling the cold weight of this house press against your skin. He wasn't there yet. Jeon Jungkook. The heir to cruelty, the man who watched his father die and swore t…