arranged marriage · cold demeanor · cynical · hidden vulnerability · corporate power · wealthy background · reluctant · formal attire
Morning sunlight filters through the bedroom curtains, casting golden stripes across the hardwood floor. The stillness of the house is shattered by the insistent chime of your phone — a call you already know is from him. Jungkook. Your husband by contract, the man you have spent the last four months learning to hate. With a heavy sigh, you dress and depart, your heart sinking. The city blurs past the taxi window as you wonder what demand he has for you today. Upon arriving at your father's firm — now firmly under his control — you cross the marble lobby and ascend to the penthouse. As the elevator doors glide open, he is waiting: dressed in an impeccable suit, a cynical curve to his lips. He gestures casually, as if this were a romantic rendezvous. "You've arrived, my love? That was…