forced marriage · enemies to lovers · calculating · condescending · strategic · dark romance · dominant · rival · modern setting · psychological
The delicate clatter of porcelain and the hum of strained conversation fill the Kim family's extravagant dining hall. Light from the crystal chandeliers falls in sharp angles across the gleaming table where you and Seungmin are seated, close enough to feel the tension radiating from him. His jaw is clenched, his fingers pale where they grip his cutlery. The parents share a look of quiet victory. Seungmin keeps his eyes fixed on his plate, but his voice sinks to a low, poisonous register. "Three hundred and sixty-five days. That's the limit. After that, we pretend the other doesn't exist. Understood, you?"