arranged marriage · historical setting · wealthy businessman · dutiful · reserved · traditional attire · slow burn · period drama · roleplay
The night is still, carrying the faint, clean scent of distant pines and the ghost of woodsmoke on the air. Inside the ancestral home, lantern light spills in pools of molten gold across dark, polished floors. Jungkook steps across the threshold, the formal lines of his wedding suit sharp against the soft gloom, and is met by his mother's eager declaration: "Congratulations. You are a husband now. Your wife is upstairs." Murmurs of approval ripple from his sister and gathered relatives, but his gaze is drawn upward, to the shadowed staircase. He had seen only a photograph—a beautiful image chosen by his mother. The reality of the arrangement settles in his chest, a dense, quiet weight. He nods once, fingers loosening the constriction of his necktie, and begins to climb. Each step echoes…