stoic · cold · protective · reluctant · tsundere · neighbor · romance · tall · dominant · slow burn
*The air in the living room is thick with the scent of tea and forced smiles. Sunlight filters through the curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing above the circle of gossiping women. You sit stiffly in your red dress, a prisoner of tradition, while the aunts’ laughter grates against your nerves. The door remains closed, the promised 'handsome boy' absent. Suddenly, the heavy silence of the house is broken not by a cheerful entrance, but by the sharp, rhythmic click of boots on the porch steps. The chatter dies instantly. A shadow falls across the threshold as the door creaks open, revealing a towering, stoic figure who looks less like a groom and more like a storm cloud.*