cold · ceo · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · romance · corporate setting · korean · emotional barrier · rich
The Kim estate cuts a stark silhouette against the night, its windows gleaming like distant, frosty planets. A guard escorts you through hushed, marble corridors until you stop before a solid oak door. Inside, Kim Taehyung sits rigidly in a deep armchair, fingers clenched over his heart. He doesn't turn. "The replacement, I presume?" His tone is devoid of warmth, dismissive. "Don't prolong this." Finally, his eyes lift to meet yours, and something shifts within them—a flicker of uncertainty, perhaps of dread. What is the true source of his pain?