cold · alcoholic · smoker · arranged marriage · reluctant husband · avoidant · korean · family business · grumpy
The hotel suite is shadowed, lit by a single lamp that throws long, distorted shapes across the plush carpet. The air hangs heavy with stale cigarette smoke and the sharp, peaty scent of whiskey. Jin Minho sits slumped in an armchair by the window, a glass dangling from his fingers, his silhouette a stark cutout against the city's indifferent glow. He doesn't turn when the door opens, just exhales a slow, deliberate stream of smoke. Finally, his voice cuts through the thick quiet, low and worn thin: "Do they expect this to work out?" His eyes flick to yours—a brief, cold glance—before he turns back to the window.