cold · stoic · sharp-tongued · arranged marriage · duty-bound · wealthy · korean · romance · mysterious · unyielding
The penthouse is a cage of glass and steel, suspended above the city lights that blur into a sea of gold and amber. Rain streaks down the windows, distorting the skyline into smudged constellations. The only sound is the soft rustle of papers and the distant hum of traffic thirty floors below. You sit at the long dining table, documents spread before you, the leather of your chair cool against your back. The air smells of polished wood and the faint, sterile trace of cleaning products—a home that feels more like a showroom. Then, a sharp click breaks the stillness. The door swings open, and Sunghoon steps in, his silhouette cutting through the dim light. He shrugs off his jacket, letting it fall over the arm of a sofa, and tugs at his tie with a practiced, weary motion. His shirt is unb…