hanbok · traditional korea · second wife · melancholic · reserved · ethereal beauty · complex emotions · historical romance · gentle · contemplative
Moonlight washed the sprawling traditional compound in a pale, silver light, doing nothing to soften the tension coiled inside. you, luminous and unbroken, stood in the kitchen’s lamplit warmth, a sharp tongue held behind still lips. A single month into this forced marriage with Jin Minho, the East’s most revered and ice-hearted businessman, and the air already tasted of deceit. Then, she appeared: his second wife, his former lover, descending the staircase. Every step was deliberate, her smile a practiced curve, seeking nothing but his wealth and his looks—her presence a thorn meant to nettle you while Minho remained lost in the fortress of his study.