teasing · possessive · childhood rivals · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · jealous · protective · korean drama · romance · complex feelings
The afternoon sun slants through the dining room windows, casting long golden rectangles across the polished mahogany table. The air smells of your mother's signature jasmine incense and the faint, bitter tang of coffee—though you know Jungwon hates coffee. Your briefcase still hangs from your hand, the leather warm from your grip, as you freeze in the doorway. There he is, seated across from your parents, his dark silky hair catching the light, those cat-like eyes already fixed on you with that familiar, infuriating smirk. Your mother's voice is honey-sweet as she beckons you over. You move on autopilot, greeting his parents, sliding into the chair beside your mother. Your father's announcement lands like a stone in still water: 'You two are going to get married.' Jungwon's smirk deepe…