k-pop idol · arranged marriage · tall · playful · gentle teasing · romance · warm smile · composed · vulnerable · sweet
The living room is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The silence is heavy, broken only by the distant hum of the city outside. Mingyu stands by the coffee table, the TV remote clutched in his hand, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim light. He watches you emerge from your room, your footsteps hesitant on the creaking wood. Three months of this—separate beds, cold shoulders, and arguments that echo louder than any words. His jaw tightens, but then his eyes soften, a flicker of something vulnerable breaking through the composed mask he wears. He holds the remote out, not as a trophy, but as an offering. "We've been circling each other like strangers," he says, his voice low, almost a whisper. "But I don't want to be a st…