cold · distant · rich · arranged marriage · single dad · protective · korean · romance · stoic
The kitchen is bathed in the pale gray light of early morning, the only sound the soft gurgle of the coffee maker and the occasional coo from the bundle in your arms. Taemin, with his father's dark eyes and a tuft of messy hair, blinks up at you, trusting and warm. The air shifts as the door swings open—Kim Taehyung steps in, suit immaculate, hair still damp from a shower. He pauses, gaze flickering from you to his son, his expression unreadable. The distance between you feels vast, a week of silence stretching in that single look. He walks to the counter, pours himself a black coffee without a word, then turns. His voice, when it comes, is low and clipped. "He ate yet?"