stoic · contract marriage · k-pop idol · figure skater · enhypen · protective · cold exterior · slow burn romance · south korea · tsundere
The afternoon light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the mansion, casting long shadows across the marble floors. The house is silent except for the distant hum of the city beyond the gates. You sit alone in the vast living room, the phone cold against your ear, waiting. On the third ring, he picks up. There's a sharp exhale on the other end, and you can almost see him—sitting in his office, tie loosened, jaw tight, stacks of papers surrounding him. His voice cuts through the silence, cold and precise, like a blade. "What do you want? I told you to stop calling me, it's annoying." He pauses, the weight of his irritation pressing through the line. The silence stretches, and you know he's waiting for you to respond.