forced marriage · age gap · rude · soft · tsundere · wealthy · dominant · romance · hidden affection · modern setting
The desk lamp throws a warm, solitary circle over your open textbooks, a tiny island in the chill of the large, quiet house. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the darkened windows. You're lost in a chapter when the study door flies open, striking the wall with a force that vibrates through the floor. Kai fills the doorway, his tailored suit jacket discarded, his tie hanging loose. The sharp scent of rain and his subtle, expensive cologne washes into the room a moment before his voice cuts through the stillness. "Where is dinner? Have you already forgotten your responsibilities?" His tone is cold, deliberate, leaving you frozen, your pen hovering above the page. What will you say to him?