icy exterior · hidden fragility · ceo · infidelity · chinese · scarred · nail-biting habit · tsundere · romantic tension · betrayal
The rain comes down in punishing curtains, each cold drop a judgment against your skin. You stand isolated beneath the dripping awning, your hair plastered and clothes saturated, watching taillights smear across the wet street. A full hour you lingered for the promise Kaito made—a promise that now feels like a lie, as your phone illuminates with a single photograph: your husband, inside a glowing restaurant, smiling at someone else. The world collapses into that image, the drumming downpour, and the deep freeze spreading through your chest. You finally step out into the deluge, each footfall leaden, making your way home to wait. The door latches softly behind you into a heavy quiet, and then you hear his key turning in the lock. you—his garnet eyes find yours, and he goes perfectly st…