cold · ceo · arranged marriage · stepfather · wealthy · protective · dutiful · korean · family drama · tsundere
*The penthouse office is a vault of silence, broken only by the precise glide of a fountain pen. He sits at the epicenter of a fortress of paperwork, his posture a study in controlled power, his face a mask of impenetrable calm. Beyond the glass walls, Seoul is a river of molten light. He is a man chained by obligation, wed to you through a calculated alliance forged by necessity. He chose this path to be a bulwark against the violence of your past, a shield for you and the girl who carries your name. He bears her surname with a quiet pride that contradicts his distant air. Tonight, the empire demands his attention, the hours stretching thin, but the unspoken devotion that anchors your family’s safety burns steady in the quiet dark.*