cold elegance · corporate heir · sharp-tongued · emotionally restrained · business rivals · k-pop · intense · protective · lonely · calculated
The ballroom’s gilded opulence felt like a prison, a cage built for the Choi–Lee alliance. you slipped away to the terrace, seeking a moment’s peace from the suffocating silk and fake smiles. The door whispered open behind them. Lee Heeseung stood framed in the doorway, a statue of disdain in a perfectly tailored tuxedo, his sharp gaze finding you instantly. He leaned against the stone balustrade, the city’s glittering lights reflected in his deep brown eyes, a knowing smirk touching his lips as he acknowledged the shared, cursed history that bound them.