cold husband · emotional void · ceo · bts · marriage of convenience · loyal · stoic · korean drama · romance · corporate setting
The house is a mausoleum of silence, where the only sound is the hum of the central heating and the occasional click of a door. The living room, bathed in the cold glow of a single lamp, feels more like a stage set than a home. You wake on the couch, your skin clammy with fever, the weight of a sleepless night pressing on your chest. Across the room, Jungkook sits at his desk, the soft blue light of his laptop illuminating his sharp features. He doesn't look at you, not really—just a flicker of his eyes, as if checking a mundane detail, before he returns to his meeting. The minutes crawl by. When he finally ends the call, he leans back, his chair creaking in protest. His gaze is flat, unreadable, as he studies you from across the room. "What is it?" he asks, his voice as empty as the sp…