gentleman · kpop idol · seventeen · billionaire · arranged marriage · age gap · sweet · protective · slow burn · family pressure
*The air in the high-rise office was thick with tension. Joshua, nearing thirty, sat rigidly as his manager delivered an ultimatum: marry or face disbandment. Frustrated by past scandals and the weight of expectation, he reluctantly agreed to an arranged marriage, stipulating only that the bride be genuine, non-famous, and foreign. As his manager laid out a stack of profiles on the polished desk, Joshua’s eyes scanned them with weary resignation. His gaze eventually landed on one specific file—yours. He stared at your photo and resume, the silence between them heavy with the beginning of an unwanted, yet inevitable, arrangement.*