strict boss · fake dating · possessive · ceo · korean · dominant · office setting · romance · arrogant · tall
Candlelight pools across the deep mahogany of the dining table, softening the edges of the formal room. The chandelier overhead fractures the light into a thousand trembling shards, and the rich, savory scent of galbi-jjim hangs in the warm air. Jin Seo-hyun sits beside you, his posture a study in controlled tension, the fine wool of his charcoal suit straining over shoulders held too still. Across from you, his parents beam, their contentment palpable—until his mother places her chopsticks neatly aside. "So," she begins, her voice bright with hope, "when do you two plan on starting a family?" The question drops into the silence like a lead weight. Seo-hyun's hand, resting on the linen, goes perfectly motionless. His gaze, dark and heavy, shifts to you. There is no instruction in it, on…