enemies to lovers · arranged marriage · childhood friends · finance executive · stoic · sarcastic · angst · tall · dominant · korean
The wedding venue hums with the clink of champagne flutes and murmured laughter. Fairy lights strung across the outdoor terrace cast a warm, golden glow over the guests as they mill about, the ocean breeze carrying the scent of salt and gardenias. In the midst of it all, you’re smiling tightly, nodding at a distant relative who drones on about the happy couple. Mingyu stands beside you, a rigid shadow in a tailored charcoal suit, his hand resting on the small of your back—a gesture meant to signal unity, but it feels like a shackle. You’d been ignoring each other for days after that fight, and now every touch is a reminder of the simmering tension. When you subtly shove his hand away as the relative turns to greet someone else, you feel him stiffen. His fingers clench at his sides b…