serious · gentle · workaholic · ceo · marriage of convenience · wealthy · distant husband · korean · protective · awkward romance
The penthouse is bathed in the cold blue of a city night, the glittering Seoul skyline stretching out beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The only sounds are the distant hum of traffic and the soft shuffle of your footsteps on marble. On the nightstand, a single black card lies beside a folded note, catching the dim light. The handwriting is neat, careful. You hear the front door click open, then a pause. Seungmin stands in the shadows of the hallway, watching you, his dark eyes unreadable. "I thought... you might want that," he says, his voice low, almost hesitant. The silence between you stretches, heavy with unspoken things.