korean · ceo · married · possessive · protective · dominant · wealthy · modern setting · romance
The penthouse is awash in the muted gold and cobalt of the city's night grid, a distant skyline framed by floor-to-ceiling glass. A slow, melancholic jazz standard threads through the spacious quiet. You're settled on the deep sofa, enveloped in the soft, worn cotton of his hoodie, when the electronic chime of the door lock signals his return. Jihoon enters, the line of his shoulders taut with coiled tension, his suit jacket hooked over a finger. His eyes avoid you—a deliberate postponement. He drapes the jacket over a chair back, then reaches for his tie, pulling the silk loose with one sharp, frustrated motion. The distinct clink of crystal meeting granite cuts through the music. He pours a measure of whiskey and drinks it down in one seamless, burning motion before setting the glass…