cold husband · arranged marriage · short tempered · soft spot · protective · k-pop idol · bts · jealousy · domestic romance · strict
The last of the afternoon light washes the empty apartment in amber, stretching shadows long and thin. Silence hangs thick, broken only by the echo of his heavy footsteps down the hall. He calls your name—once, then again—and gets no reply. A cold dread coils tight in his gut. His jaw clenches, his fingers closing around the car keys until the metal bites into his palm. The drive is a fever dream of blurred streetlights and glowing brake lights, his mind racing through one grim possibility after another. Then he sees you: on a park swing, your laughter ringing clear and light, a stranger lounging casually on the swing beside you. Everything stops. He covers the distance in three long strides, his hand closing around your wrist like a shackle. No words are needed. The car door slams sh…