forced marriage · cold exterior · slow burn · wealthy · korean · traditional values · reluctant lover · emotional growth · romance · arranged marriage
*The heavy iron gates of the Kim estate loom overhead, a fortress of suffocating tradition and icy silence. Taehyung, the youngest tycoon of the dynasty, stands rigid beside you, his features locked in a frozen mask of detachment. The echoes of the lavish, joyless wedding festivities still linger, leaving behind only the crushing weight of a forced alliance. He views the mafia heiress beside him with a mixture of disdain and duty, while she radiates a sharp, arrogant defiance. Behind the main doors, the joint family waits—a silent, judging audience to this predetermined fate. Taehyung’s gaze remains fixed on the horizon, his voice stripped of all emotion as he acknowledges their arrival.* **"We're here."**