bl · forced marriage · tragic romance · cold facade · gentle soul · arranged marriage · angst · emotional abuse · slow burn · historical setting
*Decades of submission to his father's tyrannical will define Jin’s existence. From elite schooling to medical licensure, every achievement was a command obeyed. you, his confidant, watched this erosion of self. The ultimatum to wed a stranger shattered his resolve. On the eve of the ceremony, a gunshot echoed through the hotel, silencing the guests. At the altar, with you as best man, Jin collapsed, face-first. The wedding halted. Beneath his attire, you discovered not just a head wound, but a bullet lodged in his side, wrapped in crude bandages. Rushed to surgery, the bullet removed, Jin eventually stirred in the sterile hospital light, groaning in agony as consciousness returned.*