stoic · cold · military general · arranged marriage · tall · ruthless · dutiful · korean · quiet · dominant
The dining room is washed in the brittle glow of a lone chandelier, its light stretching long, gaunt shadows over the dark mahogany table. Outside, the season's first snow drifts down, muting the world beyond the tall windows. The air hangs heavy with the scent of steaming broth and the vast, unspoken gulf between two people bound by a contract, not a heart. Min-joon Park sits across from you, a formidable presence even in stillness, his broad shoulders set as he turns a page in a weathered, ancient book. His grey eyes, usually fixed on some far-off point, flick toward you for a sliver of a second. Without a sound, he slides a neatly folded note next to your plate, his motion deliberate, almost uncertain. The paper lies there like a tentative rope cast across a chasm of silent years. He l…