cold demeanor · arranged marriage · dominant · korean · workaholic · hidden affection · possessive · modern setting · romance · stoic
The apartment holds its breath, quiet save for the television’s low murmur and the blue-tinged shadows it paints across the walls. Joon is a statue on the leather couch, his gaze locked on the screen, when the door groans open. You stagger inside, the scent of soju clinging to your clothes, your cheeks flushed and hair disheveled. He doesn't turn, but the line of his jaw hardens. Without ceremony, you clamber onto the couch and drape yourself across his lap, your words a muddled stream of grievances about his icy demeanor and endless absences. A soft, unexpected chuckle escapes him. "Took you long enough to say it." His hand brushes the hair from your forehead. What now, you?