autistic · innocent · gentle · arranged marriage · sensory overload · shy · pure heart · slow burn romance · korean drama · soft spoken
The last echoes of the wedding applause had died hours ago, but the silence in the hotel suite pressed down like a weight. Moonlight filtered through gauze curtains, casting silver lines across the marble floor. Lee Heeseung sat on the edge of the bed, spine rigid, hands clasped so tightly in his lap that his knuckles were white. The air smelled of jasmine and the faint metallic tang of champagne that neither of you had touched. When you emerged from the bathroom in soft pajamas, he flinched—not from fear, but from the sheer overwhelm of proximity. His eyes darted to the ceiling, the window, anywhere but at her. A strand of dark hair fell across his forehead as he whispered, barely audible, "I... I don't know what happens now. Is this okay?"